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Single in your 50s
Pew Research Center, 2023
5 facts about single Americans for Valentine's Day (opens pewresearch.org)Quick, reliable numbers on single adults, including how many in midlife are not looking to date.
Post-breakup loneliness
Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley
What to Do When Love Breaks Your Heart (opens greatergood.berkeley.edu)Research-backed ways to ease heartbreak, from reducing stress to leaning on social connection.
What you want next
Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley
Four Reasons to Stay Single (opens greatergood.berkeley.edu)Makes the evidence-based case that a single life can be full, which helps clarify what you actually want.
Dating at this age
AARP
How to Succeed at Dating in Your 50s (opens aarp.org)Practical advice on how dating in your 50s differs and how to approach it with realistic expectations.
Federal Trade Commission
What To Know About Romance Scams (opens consumer.ftc.gov)The warning signs of romance scams and what to do if someone you met online asks for money.
Family and freedom
University of Minnesota Extension
Your child's adjustment to your new romantic relationship (opens extension.umn.edu)How children of any age may react to a parent's new partner, and how to pace the introduction.