Has middle age ceased to exist? Clubbing, dating, backpacking - today's fifty-somethings just refuse to grow up

During the months preceding my 40th birthday, I fell into an emotional slump. Middle aged and miserable is what I felt at the prospect of reaching the official half-way point of my life.

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Attraction study takes dating up to speed

WASHINGTON — Eli Finkel was still an undergrad when he realized “somebody could spend his life asking questions about relationships, trying to find the answers to those questions and then teaching interested young minds about the research.”

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Up to speed on the power of attraction

Eli J. Finkel was still an undergrad when he realized "somebody could spend his life asking questions about relationships, trying to find the answers to those questions and then teaching interested young minds about the research."

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New couples at risk of packing on the pounds

Maybe they're called love handles for a reason.

You know, the bit of bulge that started to spill over the belt in the months after wedding bells rang on life's happiest day.

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Older singles click online

First Jerry Reiser married his high school sweetheart. But that ended after 14 years. A softball umpire introduced him to his second wife. That, too, ended in divorce. Then two years ago, Reiser -- now 58 -- decided he wanted another long-term relationship -- but found singles dances weren't cutting it.

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ACCC launches action against dating site

A DATING website created fictitious profiles of people and used them to send flirty messages to lonely hearts across Australia, according to allegations by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

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The Truth about Dating: Don't get hung up on age

When I first heard the radio ad for Cougarlife.com I thought it was a joke, a parody of other ads for online dating services.

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