27 March 2006

Almost forty percent of Americans over 45 are single

Almost forty percent of Americans over 45 are single, according to the article “Seeking Love” by Sarah Mahoney.

“Of the 97 million Americans who are 45 or older, almost 40 percent—36.2 million—are on the loose, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

We have more creative ways of finding each other, too. While the go-get-’em spirit of baby boomers had already created a bumper crop of dating services, personal-ad vehicles, and Club Med-inspired singles vacations by the mid-1980s, the more recent Internet explosion has made looking for love as routine as shopping for cheap airfares.”

If it was only that easy!

Fortunately, help can be found at the bookstore with books like “50 Ways to Find Romance After 50″ and “Dating After 50 : Negotiating the Minefields of Midlife Romance”, as well as articles online with tips, advice, and recommendations, such as “Cupid for the young at heart” by Ruth Rovner.