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TODAY -- Dec 1 -- Of almost 127 million Americans age 40 and over, more
than a third are unattached. They're either casualties of the divorce
explosion (13%); widowed (11%); or never married (8%). Match.comsays registrations by people over 50 are up 340% since 2000.
Those over 50 account for 21% of visitors to Yahoo
Personals. A Yahoo Personalssurvey released in September found that 51% of men and 56% of women say
it's acceptable for a potential date to be up to 10 years
younger. So more older women are taking a cue from celebrities
who are linked with men who are years or even decades their
junior. "Women of a certain age want to date but don't
necessarily want to be married," Carr says. "Women don't feel
middle-aged. They feel there's a long life ahead." FULL ARTICLE @ USA TODAY