This 61-year-old Aussie bachelorette may be an old romantic at heart, but she’s trying new ways to find love on dating apps – and she’s never been happier.
Mariane Merati says swiping right for dates on Tinder has “made her feel young” and gives her access to all sorts of different guys.
“All sorts of men will respond to me,” Merati, a retiree based in Melbourne, told SBS. “I’m not ashamed to say 20-somethings will respond to me, but I’m not interested in 20-somethings. I think it’s still taboo.”
Merati started dating online because she wanted new friends after her divorce 17 years ago.
“Through their friendship, I am taken over world horizons,” she said. “I am constantly wowed, enthralled, educated and enlightened by their stories.”
She also says going on dates keeps her in shape.
“Dating keeps me young,” she said. “It gives me a reason to care for myself; to keep fit and healthy; to have fantastic adventures.”
But the mom of three is still looking for the one.
“To find just one compatible man to match my boundless interests and keep up with me isn’t easy,” Merati wrote in a blog post for Mama Mia. “I need to have many diverse friends, each bringing something individual and special to ‘Mariane’s Table’, to ensure I am entertained and satisfied.”
In 2015, The Post reported that baby boomers are getting frisky on dating apps. In the past few years, there’s been a rise in dating services catering to seniors over 50 like Stitch.net and Ourtime.com.
“Seniors aren’t the elderly babies that people stereotype,” Marcie Rogo, co-founder of Stitch, told The Post. “They’re real people with real pride, and it’s very hard to go up to someone and say, ‘Hi, I’m Lucy. I like bocce ball. Will you play bocce with me?’ And if you’ve lost your spouse, it’s really hard to meet someone new.”



