Care home residents offer their best dating advice: 'Got to have a happy face and moderate muscles'

Laura Hampson
Updated ·2-min read
Ivy and Barrie are among the pensioners offering dating advice to youngsters. (SWNS)
Ivy and Barrie are among the pensioners offering dating advice to youngsters. (SWNS)

Residents from a care home in East Yorkshire have offered their best dating advice for singletons, including to look for someone with a "bit of money" and who has "moderate muscles".

The pensioners, who are in their eighties and nineties, reside at Primrose House Care Home, in Brough.

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While some of the advice warned young single people not to be overly flirtatious, others went down the more sentimental route encouraging people to find someone who is "always there for them".

Ivy, 93, said a partner’s physical appearance was crucial. "Got to have a happy face and have moderate muscles," she wrote.

Janet said it's important to find someone 'well-mannered', while Norma like a clean partner. (SWNS)
Janet said it's important to find someone 'well-mannered', while Norma like a clean partner. (SWNS)

Another resident Valerie, 91, said singletons should accept requests for a date "as long as he has a bit of money and you like him."

Bill, 96, said it was important for people to "find someone that appeals to you, make a friend of, form natural attraction."

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Whereas Barrie, 89, offered advice for those who had their heart set on a potential match, saying: "Make sure it’s someone you can talk with. Don’t be flirtatious."

Mary suggests a partner who is always there for you, while Bill says friendship is important.(SWNS)
Mary suggests a partner who is always there for you, while Bill says friendship is important.(SWNS)

Marlene, 87, suggested people should look for someone who is "gentle and kind and does as they are told."

While Mary, 94, said to "find someone who is always there for you when you need them" and Norma, 90, added: “Make sure he is clean and affectionate.”

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The dating advice was doled out as part of the care home’s activities last week and a spokesperson for the home said it helped to display the resident’s "unique personalities".

Valerie says a bit of money helps, while Marlene likes someone gentle and kind. (SWNS)
Valerie says a bit of money helps, while Marlene likes someone gentle and kind. (SWNS)

"We plan daily activities to foster social inclusion and showcase the unique personalities of our residents," they added.

"These activities strive to develop independence and encourage stimulation for everyone in our home."

Additional reporting by SWNS.

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