Matchmakers Assist Those Over 60 Handle Dating’s Risks and Rewards. But dating that is online be daunting with this demographic.

AFTER Judith Himber’s husband passed away this season, she didn’t understand what related to by herself. “It had been a stunning loss,” said Ms. Himber, 73, whom works regular as being a medical psychologist in Cambridge, Mass. She wasn’t certain that she’d ever wish another relationship; her wedding have been long and delighted. But after couple of years alone she knew that a partner was wanted by her. One issue: She hadn’t been on a date in 33 years. “I felt old, ugly while the concept seemed ludicrous,” she said. Nevertheless, she joined Match.com, JDate and eHarmony, online internet dating sites. She found it “excruciating.”

“Signing for each early morning and seeing that more than 100 guys had looked over my profile and none had contacted me personally had been dreadful,” she said. She also known as Peggy Wolman, a matchmaker and dating mentor, spending $2,500 on her solutions, Ms. Wolman’s beginning price. Together, they explored exactly what Ms. Himber, a grandmother of four, had been hunting for in a mate. [Read more...]