The Courage to Leave.

I ended my marriage in 2021 after 38 years together.   COVID revealed many fissures. Once we had to remove our

Gwendolyn Bounds

July 2, 2024

The Courage to Leave.

Getting Real with “Real-ationships”

As a nearly-bald guy in his mid-sixties, I can relate. Of course, with or without hair, it’s easy to feel

Chip Conley

July 1, 2024

Getting Real with “Real-ationships”

Marriage Metrics: What Are We Really Going For?

Recently, Chip had a post posing the question, “Are women better off happy and single or unhappy and married?” I

Susan Cole

June 23, 2024

Marriage Metrics: What Are We Really Going For?

Women, Are You Better Off Happy & Single Than Unhappy & Married?

Recently, author Lyz Lenz wrote this Washington Post piece entitled “Women are divorcing — and finally finding happiness,” which is

Chip Conley

April 3, 2024

Women, Are You Better Off Happy & Single Than Unhappy & Married?

Men At Forty. Marriage at Twenty.

Just like you go to the gym to revitalize your aging body, maybe you need to go to a workshop

Chip Conley

February 14, 2024

Men At Forty. Marriage at Twenty.

7 Rules for Later Life Dating.

With the ending of something comes the messy middle and the new beginning (if these three stages of a transition

Chip Conley

February 6, 2024

7 Rules for Later Life Dating.

A School Reunion.

The evening was surreal. Women whose faces were mostly recognisable, many with grey hair, wrinkles and new body shapes, but

Gabriela Domicelj

December 3, 2023

A School Reunion.

Partner Wanted.

I filed for divorce from the man I married three decades ago and jumped off a cliff with my eyes

Linda McAllister

November 19, 2023

Partner Wanted.

Dear Eligible Middle-Aged Man: You didn’t get a second date because…

Rather, my experience stems from having gotten started parenting relatively later than most, so I’ve only recently emptied my nest.

Karen Wright

October 21, 2023

Dear Eligible Middle-Aged Man: You didn’t get a second date because…