No, it's definitely not too late, Don. I love your writing and your take on old age. Here's to an enlightening 70s! As I enter my 80s, I'll be reading more of you.
Nice! Tom Arceneaux told me about this. You're still connected with journalism, from a Jr. High paper route with the Shreveport Journal to now! How cool is that?
Thanks Don! It is scary how our society treats our elders, as if they no longer have value and contributing power. Your article reinforces that you are worthy in your fourth quarter, and you can live a full life on your own terms!
Thanks, Bobby. You still come up in conversation when I try to explain how I earned my latent skills in tennis and chess. I hope you are well and thriving.
You might be interested in my book Gray Love: Stories About Dating and New Relationships After 60
Nan Bauer-Maglin and Daniel E. Hood (Rutgers University Press, January 13, 2023)
Cupid’s got a lousy sense of humor. We just keep longing for romance and companionship—even in our nineties. Love’s a drive--like thirst and hunger. And this book shows this yearning (and resignation) among older folks with touching delicacy and exquisite sophistication. It’s a treasure.
--Dr. Helen Fisher, Chief Science Advisor to Match.com, author of Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray
Description
Nearly a quarter of the US population is over 60, and a remarkably large number of those people are single and searching for a partner. For older people, dating is full of challenges, but can also lead to sweet surprises.
In Gray Love, forty-five men and women, aged 60 to 94, tell their stories about looking for love, starting or ending relationships, and embracing life alone or settling in with a new partner. The contributors come from a variety of different backgrounds; some are people of color, and some are gay or lesbian, but all offer candid reflections on dating and romance as a single senior. Some discuss experiences that could happen at any age: the travails of online dating, handling the baggage of past relationships, deciding whether to move in together. Others describe situations that are specific to older people, like feeling insecure about one’s aging body or dealing with adult children who disapprove of one’s new partner. Together, they offer sometimes funny, sometimes poignant reflections that remind us how the desire for human connection persists at any age.
No, it's definitely not too late, Don. I love your writing and your take on old age. Here's to an enlightening 70s! As I enter my 80s, I'll be reading more of you.
Thank you, and thanks for subscribing!
I missed this and glad i circled back! I’m in!
I sounds good, I am lookin forward to it.
What a great way to reconnect. Thanks, Don! Bob(by) Tucker
Great to hear from you, Bob. Hope you and family are well.
Nice! Tom Arceneaux told me about this. You're still connected with journalism, from a Jr. High paper route with the Shreveport Journal to now! How cool is that?
Way cool! So good to hear from you, Jim. Hope you are well and happy in our mutual dotage.
Don, I appreciate the chance to see more of your writing. That was well done.
Thanks Don! It is scary how our society treats our elders, as if they no longer have value and contributing power. Your article reinforces that you are worthy in your fourth quarter, and you can live a full life on your own terms!
Thanks, Bobby. You still come up in conversation when I try to explain how I earned my latent skills in tennis and chess. I hope you are well and thriving.
Thanks, Gina.
You might be interested in my book Gray Love: Stories About Dating and New Relationships After 60
Nan Bauer-Maglin and Daniel E. Hood (Rutgers University Press, January 13, 2023)
Cupid’s got a lousy sense of humor. We just keep longing for romance and companionship—even in our nineties. Love’s a drive--like thirst and hunger. And this book shows this yearning (and resignation) among older folks with touching delicacy and exquisite sophistication. It’s a treasure.
--Dr. Helen Fisher, Chief Science Advisor to Match.com, author of Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray
Description
Nearly a quarter of the US population is over 60, and a remarkably large number of those people are single and searching for a partner. For older people, dating is full of challenges, but can also lead to sweet surprises.
In Gray Love, forty-five men and women, aged 60 to 94, tell their stories about looking for love, starting or ending relationships, and embracing life alone or settling in with a new partner. The contributors come from a variety of different backgrounds; some are people of color, and some are gay or lesbian, but all offer candid reflections on dating and romance as a single senior. Some discuss experiences that could happen at any age: the travails of online dating, handling the baggage of past relationships, deciding whether to move in together. Others describe situations that are specific to older people, like feeling insecure about one’s aging body or dealing with adult children who disapprove of one’s new partner. Together, they offer sometimes funny, sometimes poignant reflections that remind us how the desire for human connection persists at any age.
cool, don!
Nicely done, Don! I look forward to more.