Mature Resources - Single, Dating, Married, Divorced or Widowed

Relationships Take Work!

By Joanne Stein, MS Ed and Joyologist

No matter if your relationship is with a spouse, a friend, a child, a boss, a pet or the receptionist in your doctor's office, ALL relationships take work. This is true if we're eight or eighty-eight. The better the relationship, the more work it takes and the greater the rewards! Relationships are supposed to take work; that's their purpose. They are the grinding stones that enable us to see our many facets and own as well as expand our brilliance. From my point of view and based on years of personal experiences, relationships help us to define what we want more or less of in our lives. They are indicators of our personal/spiritual growth and they are always evolving since we constantly change.

Five Minutes a Day to Make Your Marriage or Couple Relationship Last Forever

By Dr. Sara Schwarzbaum

There is about a 50% chance that your marriage will survive- and another 50% chance that it will end sooner or later. Divorce rates for long term marriages are on the rise.

A strong couple relationship can weather the storms that inevitably occur at the different stages of life. One of the hallmarks of a strong relationship is the continued sense of connection that partners feel as they go about their daily activities.

Love, Sex, and Romance After 50

By Michael Brickey, Ph.D.

The Times Are Changing

Television shows like to snicker at and make fun of grey-haired romance, but in real life, love often gets better with age. One reason is that many of us learn from experience and mistakes. With age we also tend to learn to manage our emotions better, deal with conflict better, and know when to try to change someone’s behavior and when to let it go because arguing would be futile at best. Research finds that we tend to focus more on the positive as we age.

10 Relationship Myths That Could Hurt Your Marriage

(If You Believe Them)

By Dr. Sara Schwarzbaum

There has been an increase in divorce rates of long-term marriages. Boomers and empty nesters, expecting to live a productive life for another 30 or 40 years, don’t want to be stuck in a bad relationship. Gone are the days when a marriage survived because it was “the right thing to do”. Nowadays, married people who are miserable tend to end their relationship through separation or divorce. You could grow old together, though, by tweaking some expectations and changing some beliefs.

The following are some common myths that, if you believe them, could hurt your relationship. Remember these statements are not true.