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Long-term love comes with its own unique ups and downs. Whether you’re strengthening your bond, rediscovering romance, or navigating challenges, we offer advice and real stories to keep your marriage thriving.



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Marriage
The Unusual Way I Found Comfort When Feeling Lonely
Here's what I'm trying to do as a recent widow.
By Bette Ann Moskowitz
, February 20, 2023
3 Min Read
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Relationships
What it Was Like to Find and Date My First Lover After Divorce
We had lots of passion while it lasted.
By Carol Weis
, October 3, 2022
4 Min Read
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Relationships
Still Single? Youthful Marriage Is Not for Everybody
Finding your ‘forever person’ CAN happen after 60.
By Lorraine Duffy Merkl
, September 26, 2022
3 Min Read
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Relationships
What You Need to Understand About the Other Woman — Your Mother-in-Law
She may not be who you think she is.
By Sally Koslow
, August 22, 2022
5 Min Read
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Relationships
6 Dating Tips for Widows Still in Love With Their Husbands
Don't be afraid to explore all the relationship possibilities out there.
By Iris Mersky Myles
, March 28, 2022
4 Min Read
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Health
How Separate Bedrooms Can Improve Sleep — AND Mental Fitness
These tips will help you make it work.
By Cindy Shore Smith
, March 21, 2022
5 Min Read
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Relationships
Is This the Secret to a Better Marriage?
I no longer long for the independent life I didn’t live.
By Sandell Morse
, November 15, 2021
4 Min Read
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Relationships
8 Ways to Give Your Marriage Nine Lives 
What I've learned after interviewing hundreds of women.
By Iris Krasnow
, October 18, 2021
4 Min Read
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Relationships
The Gray Divorce: Calling It Quits After Decades of Matrimony
How to avoid it — or how to make the most of it.
By Leslie Morgan Steiner
, August 16, 2021
5 Min Read
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Relationships
I’m Not a Lesbian But My Wife Is
Why I don't like putting a label on my sexuality.
By Cindy Morgan-Jaffe
, August 9, 2021
4 Min Read
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Relationships
Why I Can No Longer Share a Bathroom With My Husband
He does this thing that really makes my skin crawl.
By Jodie Utter
, May 10, 2021
3 Min Read
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Relationships
Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue Launch New Podcast on Famous Marriages
You'll want to check it out today!!
April 9, 2021
1 Min Read
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