I took part in a BBC Radio panel last week, answering questions on Love in Later Life. One of the issues we discussed was the apparently insincere attitude of some singles, referred to in the broadcast as “slappers” or “players”: people who have a casual approach to new relationships. In the programme we discussed how this and other attitudes can often be explained by the “emotional baggage” these people carry, which prevents them from finding love in a new relationship. A