Divorce has become something common nowadays. Statistics show that it has grown a lot in a very short period of time. But is not only the young couples that get apart. According to IBGE, in the last 6 years, the number of divorces between women and men above the age of 50 has grown 40%.
Since the life expectation got 35% higher than it was some years ago, and with the women’s financial independence, old people are starting to let go of the lull that the 3rd age brings. The technology of today is helping on this process.
According to Ibope, the use of the Internet for people above 50 in Brazil increased from 6% in 2000 to 13% in 2009. Relationship websites seem to be their favorite. Old people want to feel as free as young people are, in the matter of finding love.Psychologists say that to old people, Internet is a good way to get to their personal knowledge but they also think that to be in a relationship is to stay close, to commit.
The website “Maisde50” has become famous between 3rd age people. According to the psychologist Ana Fraiman “the fear of staying alone is huge, but is worse being with the wrong person”, so in this website there are profiles to fill and the matches are more safe, making the users feel more secure.
It’s never too late to find love. People today are proving this in the most different ways. The Internet can be useful to everybody, at every age.
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