Why all my single friends refuse to date men over 50: It's not just your moods and Viagra headaches - there's some very specific sins driving us into the arms of toyboys: AMANDA GOFF
They're the words that send a shiver down the spine of every woman who's single and over 45: date a man your age and you'll end up either as a 'nurse or a purse'.
Brutal? Maybe. But ask any divorced mid-life woman dipping her shellac toes back into the dating pool and she will tell you honestly - and with experience to back her up - that too many men in their 50s, 60s and older are either falling apart physically, financially or emotionally.
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