Older Singles: SPORTS BAR MAKES POINTS FOR CLASSINESS
Several "Girls Night Out" readers have asked about destinations more friendly to older singles. Here's one for singles of all ages -- Markham Woods Sports Bar and Grille in Longwood.With March Madness in full force, what better time for hoops fans to venture to a new sports bar? Last year Hildi and I hit Friday's Front Row on International Drive, so this year we decided to head north. I thought I was lost. Markham's...
Older Singles: COMMUNITY ROUNDUP
BELMONT TOURNEY HONORS LOCAL TENNIS COACH Local tennis players competed last week at the Davis Park Tennis Courts in Belmont to remember and honor the late Gerald White, a well-known local tennis coach. Hosted by the Belmont Parks & Recreation Department, the Gerald White Memorial Tennis Tournament drew more than 25 participants in youth and adult divisions."There were so many people in the community who were impacted by Mr. White, including me,"...
Older Singles: Stuck in the Middle
Those 35 to 54 Are Less Likely to Go Out, More Likely to Be Unhappy
Young singles want to get married, and if they follow current trends, most will succeed by the time they're 35.Older singles are not so eager to marry. Those 55 and older, usually widowed or divorced, prefer to spend their leisure time with friends, not prospective mates. More of them claim to be "very happy" than any other age group.But stuck in the middle are the middle-aged, the 35- to 54-year-old singles, most of them divorced, many raising...
OLDER SINGLES: THE GOOD LIFE
Andy Haapanen has been single for 20 years. At 82, he talks about settling down with somebody, but there's a problem."I guess after a while you get too fussy or particular or idealistic," the Boynton Beach man said. "Besides, I like being able to come and go as I please and keep my place the way I want."Elizabeth Hardner, a 50ish divorcee of 11 years, is eminently satisfied with single life. "I keep busy with the...
Older Singles: Widening singles' housing options a move in right direction,
Vince Chong asks whether the government will take the ultimate step and grant total housing freedom to them
IT'S like a breath of fresh air. Singapore's older singles have been told they will have more housing options.Soon, those unmarried and over 35 will be allowed to buy resale public housing as big as they want.The weekend announcement by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has pushed the right button in a country where singles have been largely excluded from the affordable end of the property market.Back in 1991, the government said older singles could buy...