"I've been single for 10 years, since my partner died. I started dating in my early 70s, and in the past year I've been on 10 dates. Initially, I thought it was sex I missed, or companionship, but it's not that. I want someone to share romantic sunsets and picnics with again. And I want to die in love. I want to die remembering how that felt, because that's when I felt most alive."
"In my experience, few men are looking for a 78-year-old woman on dating sites and apps. I came off Match.com a few months ago because I look much younger than my age and was accused by two or three men of being AI-generated or using a fake picture. Men who are much younger than me in their 50s did show interest in me, but I'm not interested in them."
"I wear makeup and dress stylishly, in white, turquoise, red and pink, because I've realised I'm a person who loves to be admired. I know I sound shallow, but it's got nothing to do with vanity. It's got to do with me, recognising that these are my last years, and wanting to live authentically, every day. I'd like to meet a cheeky chappy with twinkling eyes, a sexy mouth and an open mind a teddy boy with attitude, who probably smoked"
A 78-year-old beauty writer in London has been single for ten years after her partner's death and started dating in her early 70s. She has gone on ten dates in the past year and seeks romantic sunsets, picnics, and to die in love, feeling most alive when loved. Online dating proved difficult because men questioned her photos and younger men showed interest, but she wants a man in his late 60s or 70s. She now attends face-to-face events but often meets men who prefer women with grandchildren or less glamorous lifestyles. She dresses stylishly and wants to live authentically in her remaining years.
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