Boomer women have shared their horror stories as divorces among older Americans become increasingly common.
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Kristyne Haver, 69, told the Washington Post she had gotten into 'some interesting situations' over her 18 years of dating since her divorce.
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Among those was a Russian man 25 years younger than her whom she met as he admired her Porsche Boxster in the parking lot of a grocery store.
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Haver, who works as a controller in Reading, Pennsylvania, lost interest in the man once he told her that the last woman he dated paid him $1,000 per month.
'From now on, they have to have been born when [John F] Kennedy was shot,' she decided.
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'You get the younger guys looking for what, a sugar mama or whatever?' Haver told the Post.
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Retired American University professor Lacey Wootton, 66, divorced from her husband at 50 and was 'really scared of being alone.'
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Her experience on dating apps has been frustrating at times, often getting ghosted.
'Some of those habits that older people maybe ascribe to younger people in terms of digital behavior, our age group does it, too,' Wootton told the outlet.
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Kristyne Haver, 69, said she met a Russian man 25 years younger when he was checking out her Porsche Boxster in the parking lot of a grocery store
Lacey Wootton, 66, said that older people were also guilty of habits usually ascribed to younger people, like ghosting on dating apps
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Wootton said she had settled into single life and was not interested in settling for a partner.
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'Men age more than women, and I don't want to be a 72-year-old nursemaid,' Wootton said.
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'If, by chance, I met someone who was really amazing, I would think about that compromise,' she continued.
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Wootton is dating and has had a few months-long relationships, but she insisted that she was no longer 'hunting' for a significant other.
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The annual divorce rate among Americans 65 and older more than tripled between 1990 and 2023, according to research conducted by Bowling Green State University.
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This is happening even though the divorce rate in the entire US has declined, the findings said.
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Pearson Brown, 63, revealed that she dated a man for 10 years after getting divorced but recently split up with him because of political differences.
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'As my primary partner, I'd say "Groceries are high" or "Gas is [expensive]" and it would become a political conversation,' Brown told the Post.
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Brown quipped that even 'pass the salt' had become a 'political statement' during their outings as a couple before their breakup in February.
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She said the experience caused her to be a lot more judicious using filters on dating apps.
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Bethesda dating coach Amy Schoen, 66, said her clients who had a 'sense of adventure' appeared to experience more success
Bethesda dating coach Amy Schoen, 66, insisted that apps were the best way for boomers to meet, encouraging seniors to view their profiles as a '30-second infomercial.'
Schoen said the most important thing on a profile was to 'put your goals out there.
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'Eighty percent of my successful clients have met through online dating,' she told the Washington Post.
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Schoen said her clients' goals differed, with some pursuing more serious relationships and others dating for fun.
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'Many people have been like, "I've been there for my kids, I've been there for my partner, now it's my turn,"' Schoen said.
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She added: 'My clients who have a sense of adventure, who are willing to try things and go out there and expand their world seem to do better as a whole.'
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However, Schoen cautioned that her clients could encounter scammers targeting single women online.
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She stressed that it was important to be skeptical of potential partners who refused to meet in person, show themselves on video and brought up financial conversations early on.
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