Get the scoop on dating after 50

With so much emphasis on the gen Xers and gen Yers dating these days, what happens to single boomers? If you're 50+ and trying to reenter the dating game the process can be downright daunting. Let Eons help you ease into, and through, the process with these ten great articles on dating after 50.

• Finding new romance: When you finally get tired of sitting home alone on Saturday nights or of hanging with the same gang of same-sex buddies - it's time to step away from the computer, get out of the house, and jump back into the hunt. How do you do it?
• Surfing for love: The joys of Internet dating: If you're alone and don't want to be, an Internet dating service provides a way for busy people to find fun dates -- and it's not as hard as it looks!
• How to create a great online dating profile if you can't write: Your friends keep telling you to try online dating, and you want to. But writing a profile seems daunting. You're no writer. No problem.
• Great dating: What makes us happy now?: Many of us 50+ singles have enough wisdom and self-confidence to use our past experiences to good advantage in selecting future dates -- making the desirable dating pool significantly smaller. Learn more.
• Beware of date bait: Online romance scams are not as prevalent as email scams, but they are becoming more common and often target those over 50. The RomanceScams Web site has grown from 300 hundred members in 2006 to more than 7,000 in early 2007.
• Finding a spouse after 50: Dating, of course, is the first step. Get ideas for meeting new people and managing new relationships.
• Q&A: The new rules of marriage: Ben Jonson said that second marriage was the triumph of hope over experience. But research tells us that second and even third marriages do much better, that people by and large actually learn a thing or two from their previous mistakes.
• Checklist: Planning your wedding at 50-plus: Ten tips for planning a wedding that reflects your age and stage in life.
• "81 Year Old Sweethearts": Filmmaker Danielle Lurie, 28, was on a plane seated next to Jack, 81. He was flying across the U.S. to meet Betty, whom he hadn't seen in 62 years. This short film (just under 6 minutes) tells the story of his anticipation and their reunion.
• It can happen at 90: For those considering a move, either for themselves or for their parents, it is reassuring to know that retirement homes and active adult communities offer easy opportunities for people their age to meet others and make friends.