Older Couples: New Couplings: Finding and Keeping Love in Later Life

I liked the way this book is organized into chapters, each of which details a different relationship in an 'interview' format. That way I could read one chapter in a sitting and have a clean start the next time I pick up the book. Also, 'Older Couples' contains a lot of wisdom for younger readers on topics ranging from communcation and sex, to religion and finances.

....I am 68 years old and was widowed last year. I am not presently in a relationship, but found this book to be helpful in other ways. The interviews with older couples were enlightening for a person who is trying to sort out issues from a 31-year marriage which was filled with the usual complications, but also with love. The loss of my husband was a terrible thing for me. It left me with little hope about the future. This book helped me in two ways.First, it helped me to sort the good from the not-so-good in my marriage. The couples dealing with resentments, with the lack of affection in their families, with differences in their upbringing, with the problems of impotence and of alcohol were inspiring. The book details the problems and the solutions. Second, it gave me hope for the future.Each chapter is divided into clearly marked sections with themes such as HEALTH CHANGES WITH TIME...AFFECTION LASTS and questions such as "How they found each other?" or "What were your previous relationships like?". The writing is straightforward and unadorned. The authors present many older couples whom they interviewed. They were able to explore a variety of relationships and the difficulties inherent in them. The resolutions of the problems would be helpful to anyone who is in a relationship. I recommend this book to anyone over 50 who thinks that life is over and to couples who need guidance.