Dear Eric: I have a longtime friend who, at 60, has entered the online dating world after the death of her husband four years ago. She has yet to meet the “right guy.”

She matches with men who are still married, looking for someone to support them, looking for sex only, and the list goes on. When she does have someone match with her on the dating site, she jumps in with both feet, inviting them to meet in person, often the very next day, rather than just talk to them for a little while to see if they have anything in common.

Her most recent match was invited to her family Thanksgiving after only being matched for one week, unless, and I quote, “he breaks her heart before then.” She’s been ghosted by more men than I can even count, and I always have to hear about it.

She then tells me th

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