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Making friends in adulthood. Image of a woman swimming Butterfly in a pool.
Relationships
March 5, 2024Making Friends in Adulthood
In resuming swimming after several decades, I fully expected to re-learn the basic strokes. What...
Older people and intimacy. Photo of a grey haried man kissing his partner on a beach.
Relationships
February 7, 2024Intimacy in Later Life: Is It Really All That Different?
I worry that in our effort to publicise stories of mid- and late-life sex, we’re...
Signs you've turned into your mother. Image of a white cotton tote bag
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June 12, 2023Tips for Adulthood: Five Signs You’re Turning into Your Mother
I don't look much  like my mother. But as the years pass, I'm struck by...
Relearning how to perform family. Photo of a pillow stitched with image of a family
Relationships
May 29, 2023Relearning How to Perform Family
It was but one of many instantiations of how we performed family throughout my mother’s...
A woman with manicured nails opening her wallet to find it empty.
Relationships
February 14, 2022The Kindness of Strangers
I lost my keys last week. This week, I got an email from my local...
Someone holding a sign saying "GRATEFUL".
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November 17, 2021Tips for Adulthood: Five Ways to Cultivate Gratitude
I always feel better when I've thanked someone for something they've done. I also feel...
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