midlife relationships

New Year’s Eve

12.29.2011

I do or don’t watch TV or a movie. I do or don’t stay up till midnight. I am or am not alone.

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The Creation of a Grandfather

12.12.2011

With them, he could just be Papa, with no real responsibility or accountability – and so they got the best of him.

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Win a Fandango certificate: July 1 take your friends to see Larry Crowne

06.22.2011

Is this not the perfect summer movie for the midlife crowd? The producers think so and they’re sponsoring a giveaway on MidLifeBloggers: a $50 Fandango certificate is the first prize.

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For Father’s Day: One Man’s Memories

06.17.2011

In most of my memories, he is the shadow man. There, but not really there.

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Buying A Bed

02.22.2011

However, my logic was that this is the last bed we are ever going to own, so why shouldn’t it be comfortable? We are not getting any younger, right? So I told him I thought we should get the more expensive bed.

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Planning For The Rest of My Life

10.25.2010

Part of that personal plan is going to address my new status as a single woman. I’ve been here several times in recent years and one would think I’d have the whole without a man thing firmly in control by now. Alas.

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The Runaway Bride Syndrome: Accommodating Yourself Out Of Existence

09.23.2010

“Entitled,” he said, with disdain. And, you know what, I am entitled–to a life of comfort and satisfaction as defined by me. Of course, that wasn’t the way he meant it.

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It’s Not PMS, It’s You! Interview with the author

08.27.2010

“…for every woman who ever pulled her hair out trying to explain–for the 46th time–the importance of putting the toilet seat down, for Christ’s sake, or that burping the national anthem after every meal is not a constitutional right…

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Poetry From MidLife

06.21.2010

You show me halves/Half smiles/Hints of what lies/half-buried…

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MidLife Sex: How Often Do You Have It?

06.07.2010

I roll over much later, gasping and think, “Oh my god! Why on earth didn’t we do this a few days ago.”

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