Marriage After 60

As I sit down to type this article, ignoring the little crack in my knee as I adjust my chair, I’m reminded that spouses really do have to help and support each other through the changes that midlife, and beyond, bring…

As someone who specializes in marital communication and interactions, I often talk to people about how important voice tone is in terms of a marriage’s overall tone. But I recently realized that there’s another way to improve the tone of a marriage. And that’s through music…

Most women don’t wake up one morning in midlife and think, “I don’t love my husband anymore.” What they notice instead is quieter and much more unsettling. The conversations are shorter. The silence is longer. You still function well as a team – bills get paid…

Many women in their middle to later years thought that by now things would feel easier. Quieter, maybe. But certainly, more settled. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for women of this age to feel strangely invisible in their own marriages. Not abused. Just… overlooked. Forgotten…

If you’re like most people, you think about having a dream wedding and a happy marriage with a person that you truly love and adore. There’s nothing more beautiful than being committed to one person for the rest of your life and sharing your entire lifetime with them…

Emotional abuse rarely announces itself. Most of the time, it begins with a barely noticeable shift in behavior. Maybe it’s the cold tone that starts to creep in more regularly, or small dismissals of your feelings. For many women in their 60s (and earlier), especially those who’ve spent decades as the emotional…

Remember the excitement you used to feel about your husband? The anticipation of time together was enough to keep you moving through your day. Not to mention the mental notes you’d make about things to tell him or daydreams…

It takes more than love and determination to make a marriage work. People in successful marriages know that they have to compromise, they have to accept a certain loss of independence, sacrifice some of their goals, and more often…

Aging is rarely a perfectly synchronized dance. One partner may seem to glide into their later years with energy and resilience. At the same time, the other begins to struggle with health issues, reduced stamina, or mood shifts. For women over 60, this reality can be…

“Find someone to travel through life with after I’m gone.” That was my husband’s advice before he died 17 years ago. “You have so much love to give. Don’t stay alone forever.” Then he added a most important recommendation…