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HOW TO GET OLDER MEN OUT OF THEIR CAVES AND BACK ON THE ROMANCE SCENE

Relationship expert and counsellor, Barbara Bloomfield, has spent the last year researching for her book, The Relate Guide to Finding Love. Here, she looks at the challenges and offers tips to older daters in their 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond.

Older folk don’t want to be thought of as older folk. They see themselves as the liberated generation – free, unburdened and ready for adventure. It may be a marketing agency’s dream but many mature daters know that 60 is the new 40, 70 is the new 50 and, for all I know, 80 the new 60! Whatever your years, age is no barrier to finding new love and companionship.

Grey power is growing: by the year 2030 there are predicted to be more than 1.3 million people over 90 in the UK population.  Read more... (2060 words, estimated 8:14 mins reading time)