‘Unlikely’ In Love: Why I’m Urging My Friend Anne To Go For Online Dating
Suzanne Braun Levine
Huff/Post 50
My friend Anne just turned 60, and she looks great. She has a great job, the capstone to a great career. She has two kids she adores and two ex-husbands she doesn’t. She is full of energy and curiosity and has tons of friends. But no “boyfriend” (to resurrect a term from the past) to do things with, to have sex with (or not), to laugh with, but not necessarily to get serious with (though that would be nice).
Are You Old Enough to Know What Love Is?
By Suzanne Braun Levine
I am making a new friend…. I think; you never know about such things until you are actually there, at intimacy. But this friendship is already taking a surprising turn.
I find myself going at it in a very different way from relationship-building in the past. I am still looking for trust, humor, empathy, curiosity — the same old things I’ve always looked for — but the stages I find myself going through to get there are new.
It’s Enough To Make A Unicorn Blush: Our Problem With Talking About Sex
By Suzanne Braun Levine,
Huff/Post50
Not long ago I wrote a blog called “Sex, Love, and Unicorns,” describing the ambivalence I was encountering when I talked about sex among us older folk. Everyone seemed to be embarrassed by the topic. Those who were doing it were a little sheepish and didn’t want to go public. Those who weren’t doing it were a little cynical and didn’t want to hear others sing the praises of a revitalized erotic life. It got more than 500 comments!
SUMMER READING: SHARE YOUR FAVORITES
“THE HOUSE OF SPIRITS” – ISABEL ALLENDE’S REMARKABLE WOMEN– BY LIANA SIDERI As I was contemplating “Fifty is the New Fifty,” I kept thinking of the immense resilience characteristic of the female nature, the concept of which you illustrate so beautifully. And though most of us have been taught to be in control of the […]
“SUGAR TIME” – THE BEST BEACH READ OF SUMMER 2009!
LOVE, SEX, INTIMACY… A New Novel from Jane Adams A year or so ago, I read the manuscript of a novel about a woman like us – turning 60, facing career challenges, dealing with uncooperative children, redefining love- AND sex – and getting to know her authentic self. Charlotte “Sugar” Kane is a great character […]
HOW DO WE LOVE TODAY?
HELP ME COUNT THE WAYS
DEFINING A NEW WAY OF LOVING IN SECOND ADULTHOOD Do you have a partner or a project or a person who moves you deeply? Someone you trust totally? Have you heard yourself use the word “love” in circumstances you hadn’t before? Do you connect love with sex? If you feel you are missing love in […]