Older Singles: Food companies must address packaging for seniors
Grocery shopping for older singles has improved over the past five years, but it will have to get even better as baby boomers become part of the aging population. A nutritional scientist at the University of Toronto says some food companies are moving ahead with food packaging for older singles while others are not."If the situation hasn't been addressed by a food company as this group grows in size in three to five years, that company would be at...
Older Singles: 4//05 LETTER: Understanding must be a two-way street
I would not want to be accused of promoting incivility toward elders, but if a young ECU student read Paul Dunn's April 18 article, "Older singles exist outside the mainstream" and wished to tell Mr. Dunn to get over himself, I might agree with her. Mr. Dunn's article could have said something worthy about nontraditional students who feel distant from their younger peers, or showed us how older singles search for Mr. or Miss Right. Instead, we are...
Older singles try to navigate love's dance steps
Second chances
The 60-something woman seated on a metal folding chair against the wall studied the pair gliding across the wooden dance floor at the Overland Park, Kan., Community Center. He was trim and vital-looking, with hardly a hint of a belly, and quite a bit of hair. She was taller than he, lithe and graceful, with snowy curls and a frequent smile.They knew one another's moves, that was obvious."He's kinda cute," remarked the woman on the...
Older Singles: SPONSORED SOCIAL EVENTS HELP SENIOR CITIZENS EASE BACK INTO DATING
WASHINGTON _ She sits in the living room, within reach of the telephone, wondering if he's ever going to call. He stands with receiver in his hand, finger poised above the buttons, heart thumping, palms sweating, trying to decide what he'll say if she turns him down First-date jitters. The scene should be familiar to everyone over the age of 13. It's probably repeated hundreds of thousands of times every day of the year, often by a group heretofore...