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Relationships, women

Not Feel Good Ending: When Medical Crises Hit, Men Leave, Women Stay

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The recently release study "Gender Disparity in the Rate of Partner Abandonment in Patients with Serious Medical Illness" sheds some disappointing light on "partner abandonment"--the term for separation/divorce during a period of serious illness and the role that gender plays. »more»

This is no joke: Getting along with your mother-in-law

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While we joke about mother-in-laws, it is a complex relationship filled with conflict potential. Since understanding a problem is the first step to solving it, having a book like Terri Apter's "What Do You Want from Me?: Learning to Get Along with In-Laws" is a good starting point. »more»

New Social Network for Retired Single Women

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Ann Harrison has launched a new social network aimed at Retired Single Women. It's a free, ad-supported network for retired and soon-to-be retired women. Ann also runs the successful blog Contemporary Retirement.

Book Review: The Girls from Ames

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The Pitch: Jeffrey Zaslow (coauthor of The Last Lecture) spends a couple of years with ten childhood friends from Ames, Iowa. The women, now in their forties, have scattered across America, yet they’ve maintained their friendship through a dedicated commitment to phone calls, letters, emails and annual reunions. »more»

Sex and the 40-Something Woman

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Why do most women say that their sex life is at its best in their 40s?

The Guardian's' Joanna Moorhead looks at a variety of possibilities in her piece "The Joy of Confidence," including changing body chemistry, the freedom of the empty nest, new partners, and changing mores. »more»

Book Announcement: Ellen Besso's "The Caregiver in MidLife"; A Holistic Approach to Elder Care

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LifeTwo community member Ellen Besso has just released her new eBook "The Caregiver in MidLife: Where their needs end and yours begin." The eBook is a holistic approach written for the women who are caring for an aging parent or relative and includes an accompanying workbook with exercises specially designed to complimen »more»

Book Review: "Date or Wait" by The Dating Goddess

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Our own Dating Goddess has just released 13 books (yes, 13). They are based on her daily blog postings and cover the complete spectrum of midlife dating from a decidedly women's perspective. »more»

What in the World of Warcraft is This Guy Thinking?

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One of our readers sent me an email that really touched me: »more»

Is a Mid Life Crisis an illness?

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I've lost count of the number of times I've heard someone affected by their MLC say "I'm so glad I now realise I'm not alone, I thought that I was going crazy", when what they should be saying is "I'm so glad that I now realise that I am not the only one going crazy". »more»

Change Your Partners, Dos-à-Dos

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When people think of the midlife transition, most often their minds go straight to the infamous midlife crisis and the radical changes that go along with it. People change their looks, they change their jobs and — way more than is necessary — they change partners. In fact, I discovered a website dedicated to men at midlife, and it was basically all about finding the next, more perfect, woman. »more»