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Relationships
The Relationship That Makes Aging So Much Easier
These are the people who lift you up and also keep you grounded.
By Pat Remick
February 13, 2025
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Relationships
We’re Spotlighting One of Our Ethel Gathering Groups
Find out which group is having such good fun!
By Shelley Emling, Editor in Chief
, February 6, 2025
6 Min Read
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Relationships
Here's How to Meet Your Second (or Third!) Spouse
It just takes looking for love in all the right places.
By Maria Leonard Olsen
, February 6, 2025
4 Min Read
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Relationships
How to Enjoy Real Sexual Pleasure — Without a Partner
Pleasuring yourself is a risk-free option with little downside.
By Coco Clemente
, February 6, 2025
4 Min Read
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Relationships
Want to Know How You’ve Changed? Just Do This
Why you should re-read your old letters and emails.
By Caroline Leavitt
, February 6, 2025
4 Min Read
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Relationships
Do You Ever Get Over the One Who Got Away? I'm Really Not So Sure
My own first love never did get away from my heart.
By Jan Tuckwood
, January 30, 2025
4 Min Read
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Relationships
How the Loss I Endured 80 Years Ago Still Impacts Me Today
The painful feelings that have stayed with me forever.
By Bea Lewis
, January 30, 2025
4 Min Read
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Relationships
The 'Signs' People Say They Have Received From Their Lost Loved Ones
I, for one, believe hellos from heaven are common and real.
By Anne Bardsley
, January 23, 2025
4 Min Read
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Relationships
What Happened the Minute I Walked My Daughter Down the Aisle — Alone
The wedding didn't exactly turn out the way I expected it to.
By Emily Listfield
, January 23, 2025
4 Min Read
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Relationships
We're Spotlighting One of Our Ethel Gathering Groups. Find Out Which One!
How older women are finding purpose, people and play.
By Shelley Emling, Editor in Chief
, January 22, 2025
5 Min Read
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Relationships
My Grandchild Is Cuter Than Yours. At Least I Certainly Think So
The day I joined the grandma wars of showing off pictures.
By Linda Yellin
, January 16, 2025
4 Min Read
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