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...Staff writer Bari M. Schwartz can be reached at bschwart@fas.harvard.edu...
...couples are not simply reuniting with former lovers or friends but often actively seeking them out after decades apart. "People go to reunions to find an old flame. They use Classmates.com to look up the one that got away or someone they always had a crush on," says Pepper Schwartz, a professor of sociology at the University of Washington and the author of Finding Your Perfect Match (Perigee). "They bump into each other and find a reconnection easy and immediate. Although there are no numbers, anecdotally it seems quite common that people are connecting with old loves...
...divorce rate and the death of some spouses have returned many baby boomers to the dating arena. Most expect to live an additional 20 or 30 years, and they are determined not to go it alone. "They're doing their 50s unlike any other generation [has done them]," says Schwartz. "They're on an active hunt for companionship using all kinds of tools--online dating, joining clubs and looking for love where they found it before: in high school, college, relationships from their...
...jumped into a relationship with a former classmate he saw at a high school reunion in Dallas. After a whirlwind courtship, they married, and she moved in with him in Taos. But they quickly encountered difficulties, primarily over money. Within six months, the marriage was kaput. "People change," says Schwartz. "Experiences change them, and they wind up with emotional baggage and history. In the glow of a renewed love and its feelings of comfort and familiarity, the couple may ignore this...
...Staff writer Bari M. Schwartz can be reached at bschwart@fas.harvard.edu...