Dating for over 50s 'is fastest growing segment'
More over 50s are turning to online dating than any other age range, an expert has said.
Dating for the over 50s is beginning to dominate the online market as older surfers are increasingly searching for love online, an expert has said.
Joe Tracy, publisher of Online Dating Magazine, told the Detroit Free Press that the "50-plus segment in the online dating world is the fastest growing".
The growth in over 50s browsing the web to find their perfect match is down to the fact that older people are using the internet more because they are often being pushed towards it by their adult children, the article suggested.
An increasing number of over 50s are also finding it harder to meet their ideal partner in the workplace or in social settings like bars, it said.
Echoing these trends, online dating site eHarmony saw a 20 per cent growth year-on-year in users aged 60 and above in the first quarter of 2009, which mirrored its overall 20 per cent increase in clients.
Meanwhile, 17 per cent of women and 16 per cent of men on Match.com are aged over 50.
Looking for friendship or romance? Click here to view our Dating section.
Dating for the over 50s is beginning to dominate the online market as older surfers are increasingly searching for love online, an expert has said.
Joe Tracy, publisher of Online Dating Magazine, told the Detroit Free Press that the "50-plus segment in the online dating world is the fastest growing".
The growth in over 50s browsing the web to find their perfect match is down to the fact that older people are using the internet more because they are often being pushed towards it by their adult children, the article suggested.
An increasing number of over 50s are also finding it harder to meet their ideal partner in the workplace or in social settings like bars, it said.
Echoing these trends, online dating site eHarmony saw a 20 per cent growth year-on-year in users aged 60 and above in the first quarter of 2009, which mirrored its overall 20 per cent increase in clients.
Meanwhile, 17 per cent of women and 16 per cent of men on Match.com are aged over 50.
Looking for friendship or romance? Click here to view our Dating section.
Homebase
Homebase is the UK’s second largest home improvement retailer and is recognised for choice, style ...
Be Well Nutrition
Merriam Stern is a busy practitioner with practices in Golders Hill Health Clinic, NW6, and ...
Sky
For some of the most talked-about TV, get Sky TV. In all, we've 100+ digital entertainment ...
sweets(v3)_ol.jpg)
Poor circulation?
Suffering from swollen feet and ankles or cold feet and aching tired legs? You can now help your symptoms of poor ...
New Zealand Holidays
Kirra Tours – 100 Percent Kiwi New Zealand Holidays by New Zealanders. Although larger than the UK, New Zealand has a ...
