Over 50’s Offer Over 50 Beauty Advice

This article from the New York Times focuses on three women Over 50 and their attitudes toward aging and the cosmetics industry.

Andrea Robinson, who has worked for several leading cosmetics companies as well as fashion magazines, says not enough attention is paid to the hormonal shifts that occur in women Over 50, and the effects that has on their skin. She’s written a book, Toss the Gloss –Beauty Tips, Tricks & Truths for Women 50+, that she hopes will “unconfuse” these women who’ve been dismissed by the cosmetics industry.

Lisa Copeland is a dating coach who specializes in women Over 50. In this piece, she offers advice on making sure your body language is conveying the message you want it to, and how to read the messages his body language is sending back. The article is aimed at women, but guys can benefit from it, too.

As if you needed more incentive, here are 9 reasons you should have more sex. Seriously, doctors and science-types contributed to this list. It’s totally legit. And look, it’s not only listed in our Dating, Romance, & Sex section, it’s even in the Health & Fitness section.

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Are you still angry at your ex? Do you blame him or her for the divorce, and for other problems you’re currently encountering? Do you even fantasize about getting even, or making him or her “pay?”

Writing for yourtango.com, Cindy Holbrook offers Four Ways to Keep Divorce Anger From Eating Away at You. Her point, as you probably guessed, is that that anger is only hurting you — your ex could not care less. She says letting go of anger doesn’t mean you approve of what your ex may have done, it just means you won’t let him or her have that power over you.

If you haven’t been able to let go of those lingering feelings, definitely check out this piece.

From Erica of A Sexy Woman of a Certain Age, a really interesting piece about the right way to have casual sex. Pointing out that casual sex isn’t the same as meaningless sex, Erica says it’s all about treating each other with dignity, honesty, and respect. She argues that everyone needs sex, but not everyone needs a serious, committed relationship. As long as both parties know the ground rules, the result can be a wonderful erotic mix of lust and integrity, and there’s nothing hotter than that.

Remember this lyric from the 1964 Betty Everett song, “It’s in His Kiss”?

“If you wanna know if he loves you so
It’s in his kiss (that’s where it is, oh yeah)”

Not to argue with that intuitive, and time-tested, line, but what if you haven’t kissed yet, and are wondering if you ever will? Well, thanks to researchers in the UK, there may be a clue: listen very closely to his voice. Their study says that when speaking to a woman he finds attractive, a man will lower his voice, and use more rising and falling inflection. So ladies, if his speech becomes deeper and more sing-songy, he is warm for your form (or he’s got something caught in his throat…).

Additionally, they found that women are naturally more attracted to men who speak that way. So it’s a win-win.

Ken Solin is a dating coach who specializes in the Over 50 demographic. He’s appeared on the Today Show, and written for Huffington Post, AARP, about.com, and others. He has two books available, The Boomer Guide to Finding True Love On-Line, and Act Like a Man.

In this piece, Ken writes about First Date Mistakes, drawing on his insight from counseling clients, as well as comments that have been posted on articles he’s written. As he says, it’s not rocket science, but his article makes several points that should help increase your odds of getting a second date.

Who wants to relate their own bad date story, whether the villain or the victim? Please click Read More and use the Comments section to tell us your tale…

Kate McCombs and Louise Bourchier are two sex educators who have combined forces to create a series of videos on their favorite topic, baseball. No, just kidding, their videos answer the ten most frequently asked questions they get while conducting their workshops on sex.

There’s really no direct connection to being Divorced or Over 50, but it’s clearly information everyone can use, especially those of us who are DO50. Because after all, who’s having more sex than us, right? Right..? Am I right..? Bueller..? Bueller..?

Anyway, the video below is representative of the “Team Sex-Ed” collection. The entire series is here. Enjoy… and learn something…

Deborah Copaken is a best-selling author whose work has appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and other leading publications. Writing for The Mid, she addresses dating at our age, answering the questions she hears so often from her married friends. Topics include how she finds dates, what she does on the dates, and, of course, sex.

Beyond the nuts-and-bolts, though, she expresses her philosophy about relations, love, and marriage with tremendous clarity, maturity, and honesty. This piece is not only perfect for our Di-Curious (Divorce Curious) users, it’s extremely valuable to any single person Over 50. In fact, in the long and illustrious life of Divorced Over 50 (two and a half weeks!), Deborah’s piece is the first to be declared a Must Read.

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There’s just no way around it: when you get divorced, some weird stuff is gonna happen with your friends. Some may side with you, some may choose your spouse, others may want nothing to do with either of you. Regardless, there’s an excellent chance your social life is going to take a hit.

This article from First Wives World suggests that your new found alone-time may actually be a good thing. And it argues that the friends’ reaction says more about them and their issues than it does about you and yours. As the name of the website suggests, the article is aimed at women, but there’s no reason men can’t benefit from checking it out as well.