My Post Yom Kippur Thoughts on Forgiving Assholes
Do you forgive an asshole? That’s what I’m wondering today. It’s Yom Kippur, the “Day of Atonement,” and as a Jew, I should be atoning for my sins and abstaining from pretty much everything in modern life, yet here I am at my desk writing, not fasting, not going to temple or praying. Instead, I’m […]
1 Tip To Survive & Thrive Being Single After 50
Single people over 50, I’m not here to tell you that in order to survive and thrive being single, you must love yourself first, learn to be alone, practice gratitude, or any of the usual dating platitudes you’ve heard a million times (even though they’re all true and good advice). You’re of a certain age […]
The Golden Bachelor, A Golden Opportunity
Say what you will about “The Golden Bachelor” being “overly scripted,” “superficial,” and “cringeworthy,” I happened to love it. I thought it was endearing, and quite moving at times. Most of all, as a dating coach in the midlife space (who’s also a late bloomer and a big believer in self-improvement), I thought “The Golden […]
Dating Post-50: You Just Might Get What You Need
So what does a single man in midlife looking for love really want? A lot less than you’d think. A few weeks ago I read an article about a widow in her 50s named Kerry McAvoy, who had just entered the online dating world after 30 years of marriage. What she found shocked her, but it […]
I’ve Co-Hosted A Podcast About Love For A Year, Here’s What I’ve Learned
It began five years ago when I got married for the first time at 51. My husband, also a marriage first-timer, was 57. I thought it was an interesting story. Here we are, two people in our 50s, with no exes, no kids, no baggage (emotional, maybe) manage to find each other after a lifetime […]
