Love

Fear of intimacy after 50 and your sex life

You may have noticed them sitting at a nearby table in a restaurant. Well-dressed, middle-aged, attractive, the man and woman exchange few words. When they speak, they look past each other as often as they look at each other.

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'Caring Conversations' important for families
May. 12th — Mother's Day probably isn't the best time to initiate serious family discussions about end-of-life decisions. But as BoomerGirl.com managing editor Cathy Hamilton reports, getting families to have "the talk" has become one man's mission.
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Relationships: Before the storm hits home
May. 9th — Most couples in a relationship that’s lasted 10 minutes past the honeymoon stage know that money (how it’s made and spent) is an ugly sore erupting periodically into heated debate. Sexual desires, on the other hand? Not gonna talk about that.
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Give Mom a namesake flower
May. 4th — Mother's Day (May 11) is fast approaching. Wondering what to get mom this year? Robert Hunt, Boise, Idaho, horticulturist and owner of Name a Flower, has a different gift you might consider.
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Opposite-sex pals can enrich one's life
Apr. 30th — Generationally speaking, opposite-sex friendships are a relatively new phenomenon. And despite how common they are, some experts believe they can be problematic for marrieds, while others hold that cross-sex friendships are actually healthy and beneficial to marriage.
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Keeping it together while living apart
Apr. 25th — Lifelong Californian Laura Callahan had mixed feelings about leaving her hometown of San Jose to teach at Michigan State in 2002. It wouldn't be forever, she told herself, as she prepared to move from her family, friends and, worst of all, her husband of 11 years.
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Finding love after loss
May. 11th — Looking for love is hard enough, but playing the field as a widow or widower involves a complex layer of emotions, such as guilt and insecurity, not to mention endless questions: How has the dating scene changed, and how do I know I'm ready? What will people say? Will my family and friends support me?
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The Mom factor
Author aims to help mothers and daughters understand each other
May. 7th — Let's get this straight right away. Julie Halpert loves her mom dearly. It's just that, well, no one can make an adult daughter feel less like an adult than her mother.
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Even as economy slows, pet-pampering businesses prosper
May. 1st — Kim Macfarlan slept in her car during a volunteer trip to New Orleans to help pets stranded in Hurricane Katrina. Yet Macfarlan, 46, won't think of letting her beloved boxer Kersee sleep on the hardwoods of their Dilworth, N.C., home.
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Domestic abuse affects women of all ages
Apr. 28th — It's a serious and widespread social problem that threatens women from all walks of life. As BoomerGirl.com managing editor Cathy Hamilton reports, victims are not always young and defenseless.
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Argue, but do it right
Apr. 24th — Arguing is inevitable in most relationships. And many experts agree that a healthy debate or disagreement isn't necessarily all that bad for a marriage. Some issues - finances, child-rearing, health and retirement - are simply worth fighting about.
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