Single and in her 40s, this woman took the plunge into internet dating

In her 40s and single, Lucina Russell signed up for an internet dating site. She had mixed results

I bit the bullet. I’m blaming my male cousins and brothers. “Sure, you are still lovely Lucy. Fellas would fancy you, especially now that you have learned how to plough a field.”

They give me tips for internet dating. I’m horrified. I know that they have been talking about me. “STILL lovely”, aged 42½. They mean well, but I feel like an ageing horse, getting my teeth checked, to see if there is any life left in the old nag. So before I declare myself fit for pasture, I did it. I signed up for internet dating, on a whim, early one Sunday morning, after yet another weekend on my own with my mutt.