...in fact, around 280,000 according to recent research by Parship, as reported in ComputerActive.

The number of older ladies on the hunt for young talent has risen by 20 percent in a year and around 280,000 of the over 45s are scouting for their ideal young man.

However, the "scientific research" also revealed a shortage of potential male partners in the over 50 age group, with women of the same age outnumbering them on dating-agency registers. There are now around four million people looking for love via online dating services in Britain.

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