midlife marriage
Not keeping up with the Joneses
Written by Jane Rubietta
The taxi door slams and your neighbours take off for yet another tropical vacation. Though you’d love to match their sightseeing itinerary, it won’t fit your retirement plan: You can’t afford to yawn your way around the golf course or see the world in a sailboat. Does retirement leave you wondering, What next?
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.”
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.
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.
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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