Infidelity And — Forgiveness?

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The fractured relationship world is divided into two kinds of people: those who forgive their partners’ infidelities and those who don’t.

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Meeting His Adult Kids: How To Survive

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You’ve reached a major turning point. Your lover wants you to meet his adult children. What a vote of confidence! Apart from unwise wardrobe choices, what could go wrong?

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Caregiver. Can You Be A Good One…Again?

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Mimi had been a devoted caregiver to her first husband throughout four years of terrible disease. For a long time after his death ended their 32-year marriage, Mimi had shied away from new relationships, fearing that at men in her age group would have medical issues. She had been attracted to Stephen partly because he had seemed so healthy.

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Senior Men: Your Niche Market

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Making the sheets smell like lilac or baking biscuits from scratch will not be enough. Your senior man is in his second sex season and he’s not looking for a babushka.

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Whittling Down The Widowers

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A well-adjusted widower who enters the dating circuit is not trying to replace his lost love, but to build on his earned knowledge of what good relationships can be.

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Compassion: The Eldercare Imperative

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When my husband was fatally ill, I felt privileged to care for him and did so with a full heart. Could I (should I?) have feelings for new partner that would encourage me to take care of him with that same kind of intimate attention?

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Pain Is Inevitable, Empathy Is Optional

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If I had met STUNT MAN and fallen immediately, madly in love with him, would my attitude be different? I have no way of knowing, but I like to think it would be. In my view, love is the great provider, and if what it provides is hardship, you do what you must for and with the one you love

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