A friend had recommended he sign up for online dating

People can also be at different stages when it comes to recommitting. “Post-marriage dating, I was not looking for a replacement,” says 63-year-old Nick *, a lawyer whose marriage broke up when he was in his 50s. “I didn’t want another life partner. I wanted to have my freedom, go out with different people. A lot of men re-partner straight away. They’re terrified of being on their own. For me, a big part of it was to get comfortable with myself.”

It’s the best relationship I’ve had

McCarthy met Marsh within weeks of signing up to a site, but she can see how easily it could have gone the other way. “The first ones who popped up [on the site] were awful. They were practically illiterate and they all had photographs of themselves with jet-skis or holding up big fish. Then this funny, quirky sketch came up of a man with green glasses … We met and that was it. Neither of us went out with anybody else.”

She still can’t quite believe her luck. “We’re so suited, it’s unbelievable. Читать далее →