Online dating and middle-aged women
A survey this month found eight out of 10 women over 50 think they have become invisible to men. Seven out of 10 women in the study felt overlooked by the fashion industry, while three-quarters of women in their 60s believed they had lost their identity by being labeled as a "mum". . . Women and men are living longer and fitter lives; the average age at which we divorce is rising – 41 now for women and 43 for men – and the number of single parents is projected to rise to 1.9 million over the next decade . . . Divorced older women are more likely to have first date sex But life, friendship and love for the single woman in her mid-40s and beyond has its own particular complications and sorrows. Susan Quilliam, a relationships expert and agony aunt, said that some women were suffering "terribly". "On dating sites men have the pick up and down the age range. They are also much more in a rush to get into a new relationship and are much less likely to giv...