I am no longer myself. I have been in perimenopause for about three years. This is the time before my periods have completely stopped for a year, at which time I cross the line into menopause. But in the…
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Relationships
Appreciating my curves without grumbling
I was complaining again. Whining about my inability to lose weight. My time-tested methods no longer worked on my age 50-plus body. DH rolled his eyes. “Yeah, right. You’re a cow,” he said. Translation: “I don’t want to discuss…
Relationships
Advice from a husband with too much wife
Before you go thinking that being married to DW is a bed of rose petals, DH answers questions he has heard about being DW’s long-suffering spouse. Q: How did you get such a sexually adventurous wife? A: Actually,…
Relationships
Hot sex? This is where to start
A question I hear often is: “How do I get my wife to…?” (Fill in the blank here–and I’m not talking about making goulash.) I do not have an easy answer to that complicated question. I walk over to…
Relationships
Join me in my flirting game
Come with me to my local Starbucks. The dark brown leather couches in the back and the two-top tables are always full. So we’ll sit at that lone table over by the front door, coffees in hand. The table…
Relationships
Call strong, sexy women what they are: Experienced
I think I’ve solved a current day riddle: What do we call women of a certain age? It’s a conundrum because you sometimes need a adjective to qualify a woman when you are, say, telling a story. And you…
