Owens also claimed that he didn’t know about The Golden Bachelor’s typical age range for contestants before joining the show.

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 ...

Mel Owens will be the second ever "Golden Bachelor" (Credit: ABC) Mel Owens, the incoming leading man of senior-focused dating show “The Golden Bachelor,” said he will cut any women over 60 from his ...

Owens previously shared that he hopes to find a partner who is between the ages of 45 and 60 and likes to “work out, stay fit, eat, have fun, be energetic and live life" The comments sparked an outcry ...

Earlier this summer, author and real-life Carrie Bradshaw Candace Bushnell wrote about dating over 60 for The Cut — and found (shockingly) that some men her age showed a preference for younger women.