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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Lifestyle
Sarah Lumley

Singles over 40 reveal biggest fears of online dating - including being 'catfished'

Worrying about being “catfished”, and discovering you have little in common with your date, are among the biggest pitfalls of online dating – according to singletons over 40.

Almost a third (31%) of adults aged 40-plus, who are not in a relationship, have had a go at online dating, according to a poll of 750 Brits in this age group.

But three-quarters of those (74%) have struggled to find a partner in this way – with three in five (59%) claiming a lack of digital skills has hindered them in their pursuit.

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