A Divorce Over 50 quite often means dealing with much more complicated financial issues than those faced by younger couples. Many people in our demographic have built up retirement plans, acquired real estate, maybe even own a business. Here’s a very thorough article highlighting the different financial factors most Over 50’s need to consider when going through a divorce.
Lisa Copeland, who runs the Find a Quality Man website, calls herself “The dating coach who makes finding love after 50 fun and easy.” Lisa came to be an expert the old-fashioned way: she earned it. Frustrated by the men she was meeting after a divorce, she immersed herself in everything she could find about dating, and in less than a year was seeing the kind of quality men she’d been hoping to meet. Soon friends were asking for guidance, and next thing she knew a business was born.
Wanted to mix it up with a video about dating Over 50. And frankly, most of what’s out there is very amateurish, people just talking into the camera, not making a whole lot of sense, losing track of where they are in their list of points, even getting interrupted by barking dogs.
This video from 2ndAct.tv is a very well done, professional piece. It features a few men talking with an interviewer about what they’re looking for, and a group of women discussing their experiences with a (male) therapist. It’s worth the six minutes or so to take a look (and you won’t need your reading glasses!).
To me, one of the hardest parts about being divorced is spending so much time alone. I know some people
love it; they don’t have to deal with anyone else, they can sit around in their underwear, they can unleash their bodily functions as the need strikes…
An easy solution, of course, is to get out of the house and do something. But a lot of people choose not to go by themselves, whether to a movie, a museum, out to eat, etc. They believe the activity won’t be as much fun if done solo, and also fear being seen by others as loners with few friends.
From the Ann Brenhoff of the Huffington Post, 25 Dating Turn Offs that come up when you’re Over 50. Can’t say any of these ever happened to me, and am proud to say I never committed any of these faux pas, either. (I actually checked, and the plural of “faux pas” is spelled the same as the singular. If you were saying it, though, singular is pronounced foh-PAH, while the plural is pronounced foh-PAHZ — see all the great info you get on this site?)
Regardless, it’s a cute, short piece, so check it out. Have you committed one of these? Or had one happen to you? Please discuss in the Comments on the next page by clicking Read More…
Had dinner with my friend Andy last night. He’s in his sixties, looks and acts much younger. Widowed a few years ago, Andy’s begun dating, so we always compare notes. In fact, via Match.com, he was in touch with the same woman who had emailed me she looked great naked, but turns out neither one of us got the chance to confirm her opinion.
Passing by a CVS on the way to eat, Andy mentioned how awkward he feels going into a drug store to buy condoms. With all the choices available now, you need to carefully study the various packs, but the longer you stand there fondling the merchandise, the more embarrassing it is. Of course, as teenagers, having to ask the pharmacist for a pack was pretty embarrassing, too. Anyone else remember a particularly funny scene in the 1971 film, “Summer of ’42”?
To me, the easiest solution is to buy them on amazon. Read all the info on all the styles, read the reviews, make an informed decision from the comfort and privacy of your home.
Click below and use the comments section to tell us your condom stories, and your suggestions for buying them. And ladies, do you buy them, too? Please share on the next page…
Did you end up with the house in your Divorce settlement? Though it may not turn out as badly as it did for a very young Shelley Long and Tom Hanks (above), Investopedia suggests you think very hard about whether it makes financial sense to hold on to it. This article may be of more value to someone in the process of Divorcing, or who’s considering it, but it’s still worth a glance even if your Divorce is long since settled. Hit the READ MORE button to comment on the financial challenges you’ve faced, and successes you’ve achieved…
Three pillars of American journalism all agree: Gray divorce is a real thing. You already knew that, of course, or you wouldn’t be here. Links to the articles, and take-aways from them, on the next page…