Relationships

Join the Relationship conversation! BA50s are dealing with all kinds of relationships: we are married after 50, divorced after 50, puzzling over sexless marriage or rekindling our love lives at midlife; sandwiched in between our aging parents and our adult kids, becoming grandparents and so much more. Not to mention how we are relating to ourselves in this unique stage of life.

The Quintessential Guide To Dating Over 50

Debra BoulangerJune 22, 2017

Today I want to share how you too can have success – online or off – and have fun dating....

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Scenes From A Boomer Marriage

Roxanne JonesJune 22, 2017

The secret sauce for long-term relationships has got to be laughter...are any of these scenes familiar to you?...

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Is Your Spouse Incompatible With Your Travel Profile?

BA50 TalkersJune 21, 2017

I wish for a life in which I could have all possible things rolled into one spouse....

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Getting Beyond Physical Abuse After 40 Years

Sara SchroederJune 20, 2017

I thought I had buried the memory so deep, that it could never hurt me again....

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Girl Talk: Dating A New Girlfriend After 50

Felice ShapiroJune 20, 2017

I slipped off my girlfriend bracelets and put them on her wrist. She was thrilled....

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I’m Sick Of Being Invisible

Ramona DeFelice LongJune 20, 2017

You are behind the counter, wearing the blue drug store smock, speaking into your cell phone. I approach. Wait. You raise an eyebrow. I take it as permissio...

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The Wonder Woman Back Story: Don’t Miss This Podcast

BA50 TalkersJune 19, 2017

Caution: This Podcast may make you feel downright prudish....

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Did We Really Listen to Our Dad’s Advice?

BA50 TalkersJune 18, 2017

Even if most fathers mean well, their advice needs a context....

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Some Thoughts On Turning 60

Kristina DamonJune 16, 2017

I only hope I can buff up my “sparkling personality”, or rather my “intangible assets”, to overcome what I lack in physical appeal. ...

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Couples Who Shop Together…Are Out Of Their Freakin’ Minds

Vikki ClaflinJune 16, 2017

"Seriously?? You want to go with me?"...He grinned, "Sure. How bad can it be?" Let me count the ways....

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Think About These 12 Things When Dating Online After 50

Ronni BurnsJune 15, 2017

The conventional wisdom is if everyone lies, you should too. That way we are all playing the game on a level playing field....

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When Your Sister Is Sick

Theresa St. JohnJune 15, 2017

My sister has been smoking for as long as I can remember. She is sick and I feel helpless....

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Jokes Women Over 50 Can Remember

Felice ShapiroJune 13, 2017

We just love our friends who make us laugh and we loved these jokes......

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Helping Our Mothers Die?

Alan BalterJune 13, 2017

When she told me she wasn’t brave enough to kill herself, I thought about helping her. But, I wasn’t brave enough either....

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Why I’ve Just Started Watching Horror Films

Marcia ByalickJune 13, 2017

With the remote in my hand I think I can handle this new film and join the adrenaline junkie horror movie fans....

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Raising Boys to be Feminists

BA50 TalkersJune 8, 2017

We raise our girls to fight stereotypes and pursue their dreams, but we don’t do the same for our boys?...

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Single And Into Sex After 50

Karen BigmanJune 8, 2017

The good news is you get to date again. The even better news is that you get to have sex with someone new. ...

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What If We HADN’T Met?

Delia LloydJune 8, 2017

Behind every “how we met’’ story is the unspoken question: What if we hadn’t?”...

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I Was 60-Something, He Was 20-Something, And It Was Good. Very Good.

Carmelene SianiJune 8, 2017

It was a fantasy that became one of the most treasured realities of my life....

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When You’re Downsizing And Your Kids Don’t Want Your Stuff

BA50 TalkersJune 7, 2017

For generations, adult children have agreed to take their aging parents’ possessions — whether they wanted them or not. Not anymore......

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