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Older Couples - New Romances: Finding and Keeping Love in Later Life

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"Older Couples, New Romances" is a practical, but entertaining guide to romance for adults in the "golden years", when there is much to consider beyond chemistry. The Authors have examples of romantic relationships as well as practical matters such as finance, sex, family considerations...all of which enter in to senior relationships and romances. The book is well researched and written in a style that offers options and thoughtful considerations. It's a winner!

I teach a course on Sexuality and Aging, and another on Aging and the Family, and this book makes a great secondary "textbook" for both classes. The couples portrayed provide a terrific look at the realities of later-life marriages / partnerships. I really like the variety of experiences that are covered through the various couples. It would be nice if there were more minority couples, but that can be rectified in their next book!

This book gives support to "older" persons who still enjoy socializing with members of the opposite sex. Since I am just beginning to get to know a man after three years of widowhood, I found this book to have special insights into the pitfalls and possible difficulties for older persons who have been married and are somewhat nervous about starting over again. I highly recommend it. The couples presented are very real and the richness of their relationships is beautifully presented.

I am a widower who hopes to share his life with the right woman. Finding this book was a wonderful suprise. I was not alone in seeking a new love. Many of the examples and suggestions applied to me! After reading it twice I had a comfortable sense of relief. Thank you Jerry and Edith

At most times when I was reading this book, I thought "that's just common sense, what are you telling me that's new and helpful?" The authors recount the different lives and choices of 15 older couples in a fragmented series of annecdotes about what they look like, how they enjoy sex, who their friends are and all matters both important and trivial. The authors have a great subject to deal with but did not do the subject justice. Too many stories, and too little practical advice.

this book serves up some eternal truths about relationships, and these factors are relevant for both young and older. i would guess that if you have not embraced these and followed most of them--you have moved on and are no longer together...

A very informative guide based on actual interviews with those who chose to reconnect with a mate in later life. The couples interviewed are of varied marital histories and backgrounds. The diverse choices made by each couple regarding how to be together in a new late-life relationship is very inspiring and liberating to anyone in a new relationship or comtemplating one.