SWIPING Right

There’s nothing quite as sobering as discovering that every one of the 40+ aged work colleagues you’re standing around a table with at ‘Friday night drinks’ is on Tinder.

While the singles scene may be slightly overrepresented in the group I’m with, the fact remains there are a lot of over-forties involved in online dating. It makes sense when you do the math. New Zealanders typically marry in their early thirties (31 if you’re a woman, 32 if you’re a man). The median duration of a marriage is 13 years and the average age for divorce is mid-forties so it’s not uncommon for 40-somethings to find themselves back on the market after several years of cohabiting with a significant other.

Navigating the online dating world in your forties can be a roller-coaster ride. Karyn Henger gets some helpful advice from an intimacy expert

CHANGING TIMES

And while 13 years ago, online dating