By Deborah Nedelman, Ph.D
Jill looked so forlorn when I first saw her in the waiting room, I thought she was in need of grief counseling. Instead, I learned that Jill’s husband of 35 years was still very much alive and actually quite healthy, but their relationship which had been a source of loving […]

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By Jason Rase
 
Both love and sex keep a relationship going. Love between two individuals cannot achieve fulfillment without sex and having sex with no feeling of love for your partner has no meaning at all. So, you have to keep both of them alive. How can you do that? Here are our suggestions:
 
1. […]

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By Gloria Lintermans & Marilyn Stolzman, Ph.D., L.M.F.T.
 
The unimaginable has happened; you are a widow or widower. Mourning your loss has been the focus of your life for the past year or two. Finally, as you begin to surface from your profound grief, with a deep breath and lot or a little trepidation […]

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By Gary Geyer
 
It started happening around the time of ‘Kate & Allie’ and ‘The Golden Girls.’ The reason, “being there for each other.”
It’s not sweeping the nation just yet, but the idea is gaining momentum. Sociologists and demographers have noted the growing interest of baby boomer and senior women to team up […]

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By Ethel Lee-Miller
 
I recently started walking at the mall with a friend. We share the time it takes to do several loops. The faster we walk, the more we talk, mostly about relationships, particularly mother-daughter.
We both had our share of conflict with our mothers. I had been a rebellious teenager in the 1960s; […]

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By Shirley Friedenthal and Howard Eisenberg

[Excerpt from “It’s Never to Late to Date”]

Dating services are strictly an if-you-can-afford-it short cut option, but they can be an important investment in finding the right friend, lover, husband, or all-three-in-one.
 
18 quality pre-screened dates in 18 months
 
After my husband died, I clipped an ad […]

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By Howard Eisenberg and Shirley Friedenthal

Book review by Gary Geyer, Editor LetLifeIn.com

Well, it finally happened – a dating book that understands that 50-plus folks are not only interested in dating but don’t need walkers and nurses’ aides to keep them from falling down instead of in love.
 
This wonderfully empathic new book […]

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By Kim Kirmmse Toth
 

Empty Nest Syndrome is a feeling of great loss or sadness when a child leaves home to go to college or just to get out on their own.
If you are the child’s mother or mother figure, you may experience a true sense of loss, loneliness or even worthlessness. […]

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By Dr. Joel Block
 
While all couples fight, at least occasionally, it is very easy to fight about blurred issues. The real issues remain untouched while the emotions roar and the words fly, all in the wrong direction. Here are several suggestions for the good fight, or better yet, a discussion that isn’t shadowed […]

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By Jason Rase
 
 
It is important to be really systematic in turning friendship into romance. Friendship and romance are inseparable in many cases, but it is not for everyone.
 
Many people are enjoying their romantic lives that started with friendships long ago.
 
Caution:
 
On the other hand, the diametrically opposite situation might happen — you might […]

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