Each year in January, online dating sites see a jump in registrations. Is it the New Year's resolution that this will be the year to meet someone special? Or is the inevitable, relentless approach of V-Day?
After all, no one wants to be alone on Valentine's Day. But what are singles – particularly single seniors – looking for in that special someone?
"I was only looking for kindness," says Maria, a vivacious 52-year-old, who recently met her live-in partner, Jim, on Plenty of Fish, a free dating site. "I hadn't had much luck with relationships and I decided that when life is upside down, kindness is the one thing that will make things right." more