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Monday, August 9, 2021

“Gray” Divorce

…working and leading separate lives, they don’t really fit together anymore.” Gray divorce is defined as divorce by anyone over 50, which would be Baby Boomers. According to the U.S….

Monday, September 20, 2021

Ask Joan: Had Enough, But…

…I reject all intimacy with him. Counselling and Meds Several years ago, I asked him for a divorce. He said that he would not leave and would not allow me…

Friday, March 9, 2018

Are you pushing away your adult children?

…children often have unrealistic expectations of their adult children’s duty to them, he says. Another major shift was the rise of divorce. “Divorce earlier in the child’s life (or even…

Friday, January 31, 2014

Aging With Geekitude: Why I Love my Smartphone

…during the life of the contract. After I got stuck paying for the rest of the contract on my ex-husband’s phone after our divorce, I swore off contracts forever. As…

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Dating Again In Your 60s: How to Get Over the Fear of First Sex

…tips, an online book club and more! A reader writes: I am a divorced woman, age 62. I’ve been celibate for 15 years since ending my marriage. I made some…

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Aging with Attitude: Gloria Stein, Transgender Human Rights Activist

…in the wrong body. Bernard “Butch” Rosichan liked being man, albeit a man who had early encounters with cross-dressing. Gloria’s actual tipping point was legal trouble during an ugly divorce

Friday, June 13, 2014

Buying a Smartphone: How to Pick the Right Plan

…remainder of our family plan after my divorce. A lot of unexpected things can happen in the two years a phone contract lasts. Phone plan contracts are ridiculously expensive, too…

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Aging Rockers Streep and Pacino Finally Face the Music

…dramatize the issues many of us are dealing with as we age: divorce, regret about missed chances, strained relationships with grown children, coming to terms with life choices. In “Ricki…

Monday, January 9, 2017

What’s the Deal with a “Loose” Vagina?

…of bounds! To send your questions directly to Joan, email sexpert@seniorplanet.org. I’m a 69-year-old woman, 15 years divorced. I dated a few men after my divorce, but no one for…

Friday, May 12, 2017

Why You Should Watch Season 3 of “Grace and Frankie”

…after the divorce, adapting to each other’s wildly different lifestyles while they deal with making new lives for themselves. They start out barely speaking, but gradually grow to appreciate each…

Sunday, September 24, 2023

Remembering Erica Manfred

…and loved living in Manhattan . But after she married, she gave up her walk up apartment on the Upper East Side and moved upstate. After her divorce, she remained…

Saturday, November 1, 2014

How to Make Picture Emoji

…  See more Aging With Geekitude articles. Erica Manfred is a journalist, essayist and humorist who writes about everything from dentistry to divorce to fantasy fiction. Friend her on Facebook….

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Senior Planet Talks to…Donny Osmond

…too. So, yes, life is tough. You’ve had some difficult times, whether you’ve gone through a divorce or you’ve had health issues – but start loving life because it has…

Monday, January 14, 2019

Ask Joan: No Orgasms with Partner

…tips, an online book club and more! A member writes: I am 70, divorced for almost 20 years. I have been dating a wonderful man for two years. We love…

Friday, January 17, 2014

Aging with Geekitude: Why Roku Is My New Crush

…about. Erica will explain in future columns. Erica Manfred is a journalist, essayist and humorist who writes about everything from dentistry to divorce to fantasy fiction. Friend her on Facebook….