“There were meet-ups that have been generalized for the people within twenties, 30s and 40s, but there clearly was almost nothing for more mature females,” believed the founder of friends in la. “And I didn’t want men.”

Photographs and Text by Rozette Rago

Dale Pollekoff, 71, moved to California after a long profession in graphical design in Washington D.C. As a single female without any girls and boys, ...