(Online Dating Industry Journal) An article in this week's Newsweek praises the benefits of online dating for baby-boomer singles looking for love again. From the article:
Although boomers usually still meet the old-fashioned way—through friends, neighbors or relatives—a growing number are searching online. Jim Safka, CEO of Match.com, says that people over 50 make up his site's fastest- growing segment, with a 300 percent increase since 2000. Some sites, like PrimeSingles.net, cater specifically to the over-50 crowd. Others attract boomers with more-specialized requirements like religion (BigChurch.com for Christians and Jdate.com for Jews) or sexual orientation (OurPersonals.com for gays). "Even 25 years ago, most people were reliant on their friends to fix them up," says family historian Stephanie Coontz, of the Evergreen State College in Washington. "People in their 40s and 50s don't want to be hanging out at bars. Now they have access to this incredible pool of single people their age."
The article details widowed boomers who were able to gain a second chance at finding love through the Internet with sites like Classmates.com, and how boomers view love as a whole during at this stage in their lives. Read the full article for more.
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