Elderly dating

There are, of course, the reliable mainstays like AARP – the American Association of Retired Persons – and its Canadian counterpart – CARP.But their menus consisted of health care, insurance, travel, financial planning and nutrition issues.

There are, of course, the reliable mainstays like AARP – the American Association of Retired Persons – and its Canadian counterpart – CARP.But their menus consisted of health care, insurance, travel, financial planning and nutrition issues.

12meet is another site that is more international in flavor.

There are members from Britain, Germany, Netherlands and other countries.

Investigate whether you have the option to opt out. You get a much better response having a photograph online and websites suggest having action shots.

Make sure your profile is up to date and be specific about your interests and hobbies.

The site caters to people who are “sincerely looking to meet other persons over 50.” If your interests are to look for a pen friend, traveling companion or just a fellow flirt, the site will ensure you get what you want. After you register, you need to complete your profile.

When all that is done, you get to browse their “gallery.” Just for fun, we took a peek at the gallery and some of the people don’t look like they’re in their 50’s – more like 30 and 40 somethings – but then remember that they may have posted photographs dating back 20 years ago – something to think about when you go fishing.We’re seeing a different crop of seniors in the 21st century. ” “These young punks think they’ve mastered the 9th hole, but that’s a difficult one and I see a lot of them using the wrong irons. Or else, some of them did save enough but the escalating costs of health care are eating away at their resources.Oh sure they have their arthritis medication and their hearing aids but that doesn’t keep them from being sprightly and lively human beings. If you visit any of Florida’s gated and semi-gated communities, you’ll see seniors in immaculate white Bermuda shorts with the latest Nike sneakers and a band wrapped around their knees, arms and wrists as they hobble along the tennis courts and the manicured golf courses, eager to prove that they can still walk the talk. Most of them fear that they will outlive their money.We think that might have come from Helena Rubinstein herself.And in the geriatric industry, the admonition is, “there’s no excuse for being lonely.” Arthritic or not, a multitude of seniors would love to fox trot and sway their hips to the salsa if given the chance. Dating Services: Seek and You Shall Find If you were surfing a decade ago for sites dedicated exclusively to seniors, you would be hard pressed to find half a dozen.Our own elderly father – now 80 – has just learned to use e-mail and if he weren’t married, will no doubt be surfing the dating sites with gusto.The cosmetic industry loves to reproach women by saying, “there’s no excuse for being ugly”.Of the thousands they’ll give you, you’ll get a dizzying array of sites focusing on dating and the elderly.Let’s name a couple of them: MSN has a 50plus relationships section on their 50 segment.This site charges more than MSN for annual membership – about C0.00; but they have three-day offers that cost C.00. To break the cycle of a solitary existence, simply seek and you shall find.As a senior, however, you need more than three days to investigate. We looked at a third site, appropriately calling itself the