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ixty-one-year-old Jan
"At this age, we don't have to
Byrne believes she may be play any games," Ms. Byrne
about to get lucky in love. said. "We can be very upfront,
The widow placed an with each other about who We
ad in her local newspaper's Pos- are and what we want."
sibilities column several months
The years have given her a
ago, and has since received calls different perspective on herself,
from more than 50 interested as well. She doesn't mind telling
men. She has dated 15 and has prospective dates that she's a bit
found one potential Mr. Right.
overweight and not overly glam-
"My 83-year-old father told orous.
me I was crazy (to advertise),
"I don't think every man is go-
but with the law of averages, I'm ing to love me," she said. `There
bound to find someone," said Ms. has to be a certain chemistry.
Byrne, who is an accountant. When it's not there, it's not a
"Meanwhile, this is a tremen- blow to my ego."
dous boost to my ego."
Nor does she give any cre-
Ms. Byrne is
dence to the idea
one of scores of se-
that every person
niors to advertise
has just one soul
for a partner
mate in life.
in the "60-Plus
"There's more
Club," a section of
than one man
Pbssibilities dedi-
who can be a good
cated to older sin-
companion," said
gles in her area. If
Ms. Byrne, who
things go her
would like a part-
way, she may also
ner who loves
become one of the
camping and fish-
more than the
ing as much as
250,000 Ameri-
she does. Mr. Er-
cans over 50 who
ickson said for
marry every year.
him, being older
As life spans
means it's not as
lengthen and the
easy to meet corn-
pool of older Americans grows, patible women.
more and more people are find-
"It's difficult to find someone
ing themselves in Ms. Byrne's just walking down the street,"
shoes: They are dating, they are he said. "I'm fairly active, but I
toying with romance, and they still don't meet a lot of women."
are marrying long after their
Sixty-year-old Mac McAn-
hair turns gray — or falls out.
drews agrees.
"My drive and my inspiration
"At my station in life, taking
to be with someone is no differ- out an ad is about the only way
ent than it was 20 years ago," to meet people," he said. "This
said 64-year-old Ken Erickson, way I get to meet and go out
who has also run an ad in Pos- with a lot of 'girls.' "
sibilities. "I would have thought
Lonely Widower, 6-foot-6,
it would be different, but it's smoker, seeks lady for dates,
not."
dancing, marriage-minded. I'm
Sincere, handsome, educated, 60, hopefully you're 45-plus,
thoughtful, selective, active, ro- white, and free to love again.
mantic, male in mid-60s seeks
Mr. McAndrews, a widower
same for committed, monoga- of eight years and a former
mous relationship or marriage. painting contractor, said dating
Mr. Erickson, who has been at 60 is "better than not dating
single since a divorce 10 years at 60. I'm optimistic that I'm go-
ago, has received calls from ing to meet someone right."
more than 100 women and has
However, he has found that
dated a number of them. Sever- his age can be a problem —
al were "very interesting."
mainly because he has already
"I've reached a point in my life had a fabulous, long-term mar-
when I'm retiring and settling in, riage that he holds in constant
and I want one person to be with comparison.
for great friendship and com-
"I was married for 28 years to
panionship," said Mr. Erickson, a beautiful woman," he said. "It
who works as an independent wasn't just a marriage; it was a
construction consultant. Though 28-year party. Other women
the drive to find a mate may last don't like it when I talk about
a lifetime, Ms. Byrne and Mr. Er- that."
ickson say dating over 60 is a tad
Seventy-year-old newlywed
different than when they were Corrirme Carr said prior happy
younger.
marriages aren't the only issue