At 76 my overweight spouse no longer dives, and has not done so for the last 7 years. I have found, as a not-quite-so single female, that it was difficult for me to get dive buddies since in 2007 there were mostly young, single females and males that had undertones of dating as well as diving. No one was interested in buddying up with a middle-aged not-single female. Since I am not in the market for a date, and with the recession and an elderly mom to need to attend to, I gave up diving until this last year. I’m still quite young and healthy at 58, watch my diet and exercise, and I crave having other people around who are interested in their health, keeping active, cooking to do so, and moderate their alcohol. In the meantime, I am finding my way around my equipment again, and enjoy going to sites like Blue Heron Bridge, or even closer to me, there is some awesome snorkeling at Sebastian State Park (not on this site). If you are an older diver, male or female, enjoy low-calorie foods and keeping in shape, and would like to make a new friend, send me a note. :)