Having once embraced online dating with enthusiasm, reports suggest midlifers are tiring of it. It has its success stories – the divorced woman who met her match after stating on her profile ‘must have an Aga’ – yet for many, the search for a suitable partner on Tinder all too often results in a dispiriting, rejecting swipe left.
One attractive divorcee in her 50s told me, ‘When I first tried internet dating, I was amazed by the number of guys in their 30s who wanted to hook up. It was flattering, but there’s