is it popular to use a senior dating service? how useful is it? is senior dating still considered taboo?

by Belinda Everheart on April 25, 2010

I’m a health sci student, taking an aging course. i’m curious what are the feelings towards seniors and dating.

{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }

Harley Lady April 25, 2010 at 10:33 am

We may be old, but we’re not used up.I am currently dating someone I met off a dating site online. It is convenient “shopping” at home, and it saves my energy for other things. Besides, I come from a small town, and I didn’t know where else to meet other senior singles my age.

marks April 25, 2010 at 10:53 am

Come on kid! Senior citizens are only kids with wrinkled outsides. At the young age of 60 I still enjoy dating. The only reason a lot of senior citizens only sit there is because their bodies won’t go anymore. You still like the same stuff you use to, it just isn’t as easy to do anymore.

Ginger H April 25, 2010 at 11:57 am

Taboo?

No!

Jan G April 25, 2010 at 12:17 pm

This is America and we can vote, Have a drivers license, own a home , walk down the street , do pretty much what we want so if dating is one of them , You will see us out there dancing in the moonlight.

NA-NA April 25, 2010 at 1:40 pm

I am just like other humans. I want love, compainship, sex. I want to go to dinner, movies, and share special times with some special. Tried dating services not really impressed with them.

Caysie101 April 25, 2010 at 3:55 pm

Popular?? Do you mean feasible or productive? Certainly. I continue to date and enjoy the opposite sex tremendously and I’m in my mid-sixties.

sophieb April 25, 2010 at 4:24 pm

lots of ads in the classifieds (newspapers and magazines) here but in the 55+ area you hardly find any listings. There seems to be more online, but I just don’t feel comfortable about that unless they’re local. Seniors have a lot of activities here and communities wherein they have an opportunity to meet others.

darracats April 25, 2010 at 6:05 pm

Well, I have to much trouble in my life being a carer to even consider dating. I wouldn’t have the time or the energy, I am far too frazzled. When the time comes that my dad does pass away the last thing I would want to do is tie myself down to another male who would probably want me to care for him, cook and wash clothes – because basically that’s what dating leads to. I just want to be able to lead a free life with no ties. Sometimes for a laugh I look at RSVP and frankly, what is available in my age group I wouldn’t thank you for. For the record, I do have a much younger male friend who is most interested in a sexual relationship but I am totally tied up here with the day to day demands of being a carer.

♥ Shortstuff ♥ April 25, 2010 at 6:09 pm

When a person becomes a Senior, their days of dating, don’t come to an end. For many, it begins all over again, depending on the circumstances. “Dating seniors” has never been a “taboo” & never will be. I don’t know about a “specific” Senior dating service, but there are many online sites where people of all ages can read someone’s profile, then decide if they are interested in getting to know that person better. Some are looking for friendship on these sites, & some are looking for steady companionship, or a serious relationship. Everyone deserves to be happy & Seniors are no exception, especially when they’re a widow/widower.

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