{"id":994,"date":"2011-06-23T15:27:15","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T15:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?994"},"modified":"2011-06-23T15:27:15","modified_gmt":"2011-06-23T15:27:15","slug":"over-65s-embrace-modern-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/over-65s-embrace-modern-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Over-65s ’embrace modern technology’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Online dating could appeal to older generations who are becoming more knowledgeable about modern advances.<\/p>\n
According to research from O2, carried out by ICM, some 48 per cent of over-65s feel confident with technology, with 77 per cent owning home computers, laptops or iPads.<\/p>\n
Some 55 per cent of these individuals said they use the web to "live life to the full" and keep in touch with loved ones.<\/p>\n
It is possible that the elderly residents also strike up pen pal friendships thanks to the medium, which allows them to contact people all around the world.<\/p>\n
A recent article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review suggested people are never too old to find love on the web, as 90-year-old Molly Holder used an online dating site to meet her husband.<\/p>\n
The newlywed said she wanted to take the initiative to find her own Prince Charming during her twilight years and happily met 82-year-old Edward Nisbett.<\/p>\n
Posted by Trevor Smith
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