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For single grandparents, dating isn’t about marriage.
Single and ready to mingle
Relationship Status: Single MarriedDating Perceptions & Behaviors Among Grandparents
Source: Relationship Status: Single – Dating Perceptions and Behaviors
Among Grandparents.
AARP Research, February 2019. https://doi.org/10.26419/res.00278.002
Contact: Vicki Gelfeld, [email protected]. Media inquiries: [email protected]
56% of single grandparents age 38 and older are either dating or open to it.
In fact, only 12% are looking for a spouse. Most are looking for companionship (36%) or a partner (25%).
Love and marriage...You CAN have one without the other
Chivalry is not dead
Men are more open to kissing on a first date with only 20% saying they prefer not to pucker up (compared to 56% of women).
86% of single granddads think they should pay for the first date and 53% of single grandmothers agree.
Men put more importance on physical features.
Women are more likely to look at potential partners’ values and priorities.
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68%
Most were previously married, but 12% have always been single.
12%
Make me a match!Although mutual friends are seen as the best way to meet (63%)...
...family plays an important matchmaking role for single grandparents (37%, ranked #2).
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