Over-65s ’embrace modern technology’

Online dating could appeal to older generations who are becoming more knowledgeable about modern advances.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Posted by Trevor Smith