CYBER MARRIAGES/ REMARRIAGES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS THROUGH WORLD WIDE WEB – AN EXPERIMENT

Abstract

Senior citizens want a companion in the later life for social, emotional and physical support. The most-cited reason for remarriage in later life by both men and women is companionship. One of the greatest obstacles older couples face in remarriage, however, is the negative attitudes and dissuasion of friends and family. About one of four elderly did not marry because of negative social pressure particularly from their adult children. To break this social stereotypes and stigma the project of designing a web portal was undertaken. The web portal 2nd innings in is designed and launched exclusively for seniors to search their companion in their later life. Those interested in getting married can upload their brief details on the website and also search the partners on it through the database. Success stories of those married in later years can be seen in the site.

The web portal right now has127 registration after its launch which shows that seniors are interested in getting married/ remarried in third age of their life. Web as a medium is found convenient to most of them for uploading and searching companion/ life partner for marriage. Through this project it has been observed that the web portal proved to be helpful medium for finding a life partner to share feelings and happiness and that to senior citizens want to have a partner and remarry but because of the social unnacceptance and negative attitude of the family they are not coming out and expressing their needs..