midlife marriage


The menopausal heat is on

Written by Denise Rumble

“Guys, I’m sorry, but I just have to turn on the air-conditioning.”

“Mom, are you crazy? We’re driving through a snowstorm!”

“Honey, please stay on your side of the bed. It’s just too hot.”

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Of artichokes and midlife marriage

Written by Linda W. Rooks

In the midst of my own midlife marriage crisis, I began trying to peel back the layers of misunderstanding and pain to examine what went wrong. I realized that working through midlife marriage was like eating an artichoke.

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Midlife waves

Written by Claudia Arp with David Arp

Recently, as we walked on the shore at West Palm Beach, Florida, Dave stooped down to rinse off our collection of seashells when a huge wave knocked him down. Fortunately, Dave was okay, but we can’t say the same for our electronic BlackBerry Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), which met an untimely death by drowning.

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Midlife remarriage

Written by Susan Graham Mathis

Ah . . . this will be a breeze.

Since our kids are grown and out of the house, Dale and I thought many of the issues of blending families wouldn’t affect our second marriage. We also assumed that as adults, our kids wouldn’t be affected by our decision to tie the knot. Yeah, right!

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Men's midlife obstacles

Written by Don S. Otis

The toys are in the garage, and the kids are gone. Now what? By midlife, we expect to have the answers. Instead, we often have a new set of unsettling questions.

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