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Play the dating game

How men can approach dating again — and why they should.

By , Executive Editor, Harvard Men's Health Watch

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Dating was rarely easy when you were young, and it can be especially difficult as you age. Recent statistics show that 21% of men ages 65 and older are single, but 75% of single older adults of both sexes say they are not looking for a relationship.

"That hesitation may be connected to the anxiety of how to pursue a new relationship, since they probably haven't dated in a long time," says Dr. Sharon Bober, founding director of the Sexual Health Program at Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. "But men should explore dating if they are interested, as there are many new ways for older singles to meet."

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Matthew Solan, Executive Editor, Harvard Men's Health Watch

Matthew Solan is the executive editor of Harvard Men’s Health Watch. He previously served as executive editor for UCLA Health’s Healthy Years and as a contributor to Duke Medicine’s Health News and Weill Cornell Medical College’s … See Full Bio
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Howard E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing

Dr. Howard LeWine is a practicing internist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Chief Medical Editor at Harvard Health Publishing, and editor in chief of Harvard Men’s Health Watch. See Full Bio
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