Lifestyles, Dating and Romance:
    
A Study of Midlife Singles

What comes to mind today when single men or 
single women are mentioned is either people
between 20 and 30 navigating the singles scene,
or the widowed elderly, especially women. 
However, with increases in life expectancy and
divorce during the past century, the midlife 
and older single population is rapidly growing. 
As a result, the image of singlehood is ripe 
for change.

This online survey of 3,501 age 40-69 single
men and women was conducted for AARP 
The Magazine to obtain a snapshot of their lives,
their outlook and well-being, their activities, 
and their attitudes and behavior in the arenas 
of dating and sex.

Among the study's findings: 
Singles in their 40s, 50s and 60s say their
personal freedom and independence is what they
like most about being single, but it comes with 
the price of not having someone to do things with. 
The majority date either exclusively or 
non-exclusively, but large proportions, 
especially of older women, take a pass on 
dating and sex. 
Only 2 percent of women say that sex is 
acceptable during the first date, while 
20 percent of men think it is. 
Women want dates to have someone to talk 
to or do things with; men want the sexual 
dimension built in. 
Personality and sense of humor count most 
for both men and women, but many men emphasize 
physical attractiveness and sexual satisfaction. 
Both midlife and older men and women want 
to date younger individuals. 
The survey was conducted during June 2003 by 
Knowledge Networks, using its web-enabled 
consumer research panel, a randomly recruited 
and nationally representative sample of the
U.S. population. A benefit of this methodology 
is that it affords more privacy for respondents, 
compared to a telephone survey, when the study 
has sensitive questions. The report was prepared
by Xenia Montenegro, Ph.D. of AARP Knowledge Management. 
For further information, contact Dr. Montenegro
at xmontenegro@aarp.org or 202-434-3538 or 
Linda Fisher, Ph.D. at lfisher@aarp.org 
or 202-434-6304.
http://research.aarp.org/general/singles.html  

   

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By: Jeri Maier,
boomersint@aol.com

For Our Boomers Groups At Yahoo and MSN:

We would like to introduce you to Deryl, 
our newest Moderator at Boomers 
International Groups.  Deryl is retired 
from the US Air Force, and currently 
working as a Historian for US Government. 
We also want to introduce you to 
Richard(prs1737), our newest 
Moderator at Boomers Single Group.  
Richard is stirring up a 
storm at our Single Group.

We opened an Oldies Musics group
at MSN groups Laura is graciously  
accepting the responsibilities 
of becoming a Group Manager. 

Please give Laura, Deryl and Richard 
your support. 

Come and visit our groups, and drop 
a note of encouragement
or just say 'HELLO' to us. 


Peace, Love and Light, 
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Member's Poems 

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What’s All the Fuss About Retirement? 
If you’ve been coasting along contentedly
toward midlife, the American Association of
Retired Persons knows how to elevate your blood
pressure: A membership invitation arrives 
on your 50th birthday. So much for immortality. 
For an $8 membership fee, 
you’re entered into AARP’s expanding database 
of 33 million members, and you have taken the
first step as a participant in the great 
retirement game.
    When we become 50 we are understandably ambivalent,
if not indifferent, about retirement. 

Ready To Retire 
What Most Folks Do After 
They Leave The Work Force

Volunteer 		74%
Recreation		67%
Go Back to Work	62%
Travel		 	47%

Source: Market Facts for Bancorp Piper Jaffray
Retirement plans
Half of people 35 to 54 plan to retire between 60 and 69.
 
 Retirement Plan
Enjoy Work 		53%
Want Money For Extra	30%
Health Insurance	24%

Sixty-one percent of workers expect to work for pay 
during their 'retirement' years. 
Top reason: 
They enjoy work and want to stay involved.

Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

Cost of Medical Bills 
Cost Of Seeing A Doctor 
2005 $1172
2000 $906
1995 $739
1990 $583
Medical bills 
Source: U.S. Health Care Financing Administration

How much Americans spend a year on doctors' visits. 

1999 
How Senior view life 65+ 
Senior view life Compare to 20 Years ago.
Less stress and more free time are the top 2 
reasons Americans 65 and older say 
they're enjoying life more. 

Better 37%
About the same 38%
Worse 25% 

Retirement Spendings - 1/13/98:
Percent of people who plan to spend
more on these activities after they retire. 
66% Travel.
37% Eating Out 
33% Gifts For Family
Source: KRC Research for U.S. News/Bozell
Worldwide 

More Boomers' Life 




In 1965's Paul Simon tored around Britain and 
played a string of folk clubs in the north. 
It was while waiting on Widnes station platform 
for the milk train back to London that he 
began writing 'Homeward Bound'; feeling sad 
at being away from his Kathy, worried that 
his songs would come back and haunt him 
'in shades of mediocrity', it remains one
of the rock and roll road's finest milestones. 

WIDNES STATION IMMORTALISED 
American song-writer's soft spot for Britain 

Widnes railway station, hitherto an unremarkable 
stop on the Liverpool- Warrington-Manchester line, 
has become the stuff of music legend, thanks
 to a home and lovesick Paul Simon. 

It was here, in 1965, that the singer/songwriter 
had the inspiration to for the song “Homeward Bound”, 
Simon and Garfunkel’s first UK hit. 

As a later encyclopaedia of rock put it: 

“It was whilst waiting for the milk train 
on Widnes Station, after a local folk 
club gig in 1965, that Paul Simon -
yearning to be back in Londom in the
arms of his beloved Kathy - 
began writing Homeward Bound.” 

Then virtually unknown, Paul Simon spent 
four nights in the Cheshire town, 
perrforming at the Howff Folk Club. 
His next stop was to be in Hull. 

Geoff Speed, who booked him for the Widnes 
date, recalled: “I remember
he talked a lot about Kathy, the 
girlfriend he had in London. 
He was determined to be a success, 
and I remember him saying, 
‘If I’m not a dollar millionaire by 
the time I’m thirty, 
I’ll consider myself a failure’.” 

He was, of course, a huge success, 
producing with his school friend, 
Art Garfunkel, some of the most popular 
and memorable songs written - 
Sounds of Silence, Mrs Robinson, 
The 59th Bridge Street, 
Bridge Over Troubled Waters. 

By his own admission, he would never 
forget the time he spent in England 
and the song which has immortalised 
Widnes Station

(formerly called Farnworth) expresses 
beautifully that home is where the heart is ! 

I wish I was homeward bound. 
Home, where my thought’s escaping. 
Home, where my music’s playing. 
Home, where my love lies waiting silently for me. 

 
Widnes Station  IMMORTALISED  - Simon & Garfunkel

The Unofficial Widnes home page 

James Dean Accident 
A September 30, 1955 automobile accident claimed
the life of actor James Dean. 
Using photographs obtained from the accident scene, 
Exponent engineers performed a complete accident 
reconstruction and used computer simulation and
animation techniques to illustrate the results
of their investigation. 
Contrary to the information provided in the police report, 
they were able to show that Dean was not speeding at the
time of the accident. 
The investigation was conducted for the television series 
"What Happened?"

James Dean Accident Analysis  
See the analysis and reconstruction movie of the accident on the Exponent.com
http://www.exponent.com/multimedia/cases/dean.html

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