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Don\'t laugh" }); </script>  <h1>Martha Stewart on Match.com? Don't laugh</h1>   <div class="cnn_stryathrtmp"> <div class="cnnByline">By <strong>Pepper Schwartz</strong>, Special to CNN</div> <div class="cnn_strytmstmp">updated 7:37 AM EDT, Wed May 1, 2013</div> </div>  <div class="cnn_strycntntlft">  <div class="cnn_stryimg640captioned"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130430193717-schwartz-martha-stewart-story-top.jpg" alt="Martha Stewart demonstrates tips during her American Made Program last year in New York City's Grand Central Terminal. " border="0" height="360" width="640"/></div> <div class="cnn_stryimg640caption"><div class="cnn_strycaptiontxt">Martha Stewart demonstrates tips during her American Made Program last year in New York City's Grand Central Terminal. </div></div> <a name="em0"></a> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt"><div class="cnn_strylctcntr"> <div><strong>STORY HIGHLIGHTS</strong></div> <ul class="cnn_bulletbin cnnStryHghLght">  <li>Pepper Schwartz: People seem surprised or make fun of Martha Stewart for online dating</li> <li>But like everyone else, famous people over 50 stop meeting eligible partners, she says</li> <li>Schwartz says middle-aged men and women need physical affection, love. It's healthy</li> <li>Schwartz hopes Stewart's example encourages others who have been afraid of ridicule</li>  </ul> </div></div>  <p class="cnnEditorialNote"><em><strong>Editor's note:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944/http://faculty.washington.edu/couples/" target="_blank">Pepper Schwartz</a> is professor of sociology at the University of Washington and the author or co-author of 17 books, the latest of which is "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944/http://www.thenormalbar.com/" target="_blank">The Normal Bar."</a> She is the AARP Love and Relationship Ambassador and writes the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944/http://www.aarp.org/relationships/experts/pepper_schwartz/" target="_blank">Naked Truth</a> column for AARP.org. She is a senior fellow at the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944/http://www.contemporaryfamilies.org/" target="_blank">Council on Contemporary Families,</a> a nonprofit organization that gathers research on American families, and chief expert for perfectmatch.com.</em></p> <p><strong>(CNN)</strong> -- So people are either surprised or snarky about Martha Stewart going onto Match.com to find a guy.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph2">What did they think she was going to do: Make a man out of paper mach茅 or cookie dough?</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph3">Stars and celebrities are no different from anyone else. When they get over a certain age, they stop meeting eligible partners. If a woman does meet someone compelling at a party, she doesn't know if he's available or just wants to play. If she meets him at the office, it might be too complicated.</p> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt"><div class="cnn_strylctcntr cnn_strylccimg214"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120814121035-pepper-schwartz-hedshot-left-tease.jpg" alt="Pepper Schwartz" border="0" class="box-image" height="122" width="214"/> <div>Pepper Schwartz</div> </div></div> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph4">But in general, when men and women get over 50, the odds of just bumping into Ms. or Mr. Right aren't in their favor. So the really committed ones go hunting where the odds are better, and that's online.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph5">Willie Sutton famously responded to the question of why he robbed banks by stating, "because that's where the money is." Well, that's why boomers are flocking to the web: Other 50 plusers who are looking for love are there. By the way, I don't use the verb flocking loosely; just about every site, Perfectmatch.com, Chemistry,com, OK Cupid and more, report the biggest jump in new people joining their sites are in the 50 and over crowd.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph6">But let's not stop at the rise in numbers on the Internet. Let's go to the more interesting fact: they are going online to find love, passion and sex. There, I've said it: Middle-aged men and women and people old enough to be thanked by Willard on the "Today" show still want it all.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph7">They want to cuddle, kiss, hold hands, get touched in erotic zones and have intercourse. And they don't want you to think that's cute or optional. Their sexual and emotional needs don't die before they do. In fact, a lot of medical evidence indicates that if they do have physical affection, love and sex they will live longer.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph8">But if most of these men and women waited for their friends to fix them up or for someone to approach them on the street, they'd most likely be alone forever. And they don't want to be.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph9">At 50 they could have another 50 years together. Or they could have 10 rewarding years. I have friends that have been together for four years, since she was 83 and he was 86. They go back and forth and stay with each other in their assisted living apartments. They are in love and no less in love, and in no less fabulous a manner, than when they were with their late spouses.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph10">So don't sneer at Martha, at least not for online dating. Applaud her for her bravery and knowing what she wants, without letting pride get in the way. I hope she serves as a role model for all those older men and women whose amorous and romantic ambitions have been stifled for fear of ridicule.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph11">"'What will my friends say," they ask me, "if they see me on Senior Friend finder or J Date?" My answer is: They will say "Good for you."</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph12">At least that's what my friends said when I went online. 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Korea, Iran</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 11:39 AM EDT, Tue April 30, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/30/opinion/blechman-nuclear-deterrence/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130416114559-south-korean-soldiers-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Barry Blechman says there's a reason why the U.S. never attacked another nation to stop it from becoming a nuclear power.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/30/opinion/simmons-girls-leadership/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Teach girls to be more like boys </a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 1:27 PM EDT, Tue April 30, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/30/opinion/simmons-girls-leadership/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120913102752-education-college-campus-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Rachel Simmons says at Phillips Andover Academy, a fiery debate has erupted over the gender gap in student leadership.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/30/opinion/mcwhorter-lol/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">LOL isn't funny anymore</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 10:38 AM EDT, Tue April 30, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/30/opinion/mcwhorter-lol/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130429180855-orig-ideas-texting-language-00002414-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">John McWhorter says the evolution of "LOL" shows how texting has become a new language.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/29/opinion/frum-less-homelessness/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Fewer homeless, a Bush legacy </a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 3:45 PM EDT, Mon April 29, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/29/opinion/frum-less-homelessness/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130429153323-frum-homeless-guy-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">David Frum asks: Have you noticed that despite the joblessness crisis, fewer people are living on the streets? </div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/29/opinion/zelizer-obama-government/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Why can't Obama reform government?</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 3:29 PM EDT, Mon April 29, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/29/opinion/zelizer-obama-government/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130417190101-raw-video-pres-obama-on-gun-control-vote-in-senate-00070418-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Julian Zelizer says President Obama's trouble has more to do with the way government works rather than his skills. </div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/29/opinion/larsen-sequester-cuts-still-hurt/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Sequester cuts hurting our kids, elderly</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 9:29 AM EDT, Mon April 29, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/29/opinion/larsen-sequester-cuts-still-hurt/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130426193640-larsen-head-start-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Sure, Congress rolled back cuts affecting flight delays; unfortunately, kids losing a school bus to budget cuts can't fly to class. Head Start and Meals on Wheels also hit. </div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/27/opinion/bergen-warning-signs-terrorism/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Agencies often miss warning signs of attacks</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 5:27 AM EDT, Mon April 29, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/27/opinion/bergen-warning-signs-terrorism/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130424160912-boston-bombings-boylston-street-reopens-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Peter Bergen says missed signals and lack of inter-agency communication are factors that help enable terrorism to succeed</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/27/opinion/rotenberg-google-privacy/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Put teeth in Google privacy fines</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 9:01 AM EDT, Mon April 29, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/27/opinion/rotenberg-google-privacy/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130426163607-rotenberg-google-fines-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Marc Rotenberg says the small fine against the search giant for secretly collecting private data shows how public agencies have dropped the ball on users' privacy</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/26/opinion/green-johnson-cha-north-korea/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">How to stop the North Korea madness</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 12:40 PM EDT, Sun April 28, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/26/opinion/green-johnson-cha-north-korea/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130425180524-north-korea-south-korea-protest-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Chris Johnson, Michael Green and Victor Cha say the problem of North Korea's nuclear gamesmanship can be solved</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/25/opinion/ghitis-syria-chemical/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Obama must act on Syria chemical weapons </a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 5:44 AM EDT, Fri April 26, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/25/opinion/ghitis-syria-chemical/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130425133023-ghitis-syria-chemical-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Frida Ghitis says after news that Syria has crossed the 'red line,' the administration must respond meaningfully and forcefully.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a 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She says despite her many differences with President Bush, he pulled through after a bad start in helping the Gulf Coast.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/25/opinion/cain-mccarthy-terrorism/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Who is our enemy?</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 5:45 AM EDT, Fri April 26, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130502154944/http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/25/opinion/cain-mccarthy-terrorism/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502154944im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130419124119-dzhokar-tsarnaev-3-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Will Cain and Andrew McCarthy debate who are we fighting in the war on terror. 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