The process of growing older is a lived learning experience — You might think that someone who studies aging would be well prepared for their own aging. Surprisingly, gerontologists — who educate and help others understand the physical, mental, emotional and social issues related to aging — aren’t always, according to a new study. In fact, the 46 women working in…

Women need to start sharing their money stories openly — When I was 19, I dropped out of college to follow my boyfriend to Colorado, where he was going to attend college. I didn’t know that I was going to end up supporting him with my minimum-wage jobs. But, I didn’t care; we were two young idealistic hippies who spent…

If she sees a problem and he doesn’t, that’s a problem — In the 1970s, sociologist Jessie Bernard observed that how a marriage was experienced depended a lot on whether you were the wife or the husband — only heterosexual marriages were allowed at the time — and thus couples had a “his” or “her” marriage. It wasn’t so great for the…

It never was about men, sports cars and younger babes, and it isn’t purely negative either. — Mention “midlife crisis” and it’s bound to bring up visuals. A balding man in a red sports car with a much younger woman in the passenger seat? Maybe. But according to Susanne Schmidt’s 2020 book Midlife Crisis: The Feminist Origins of a Chauvinist Cliché, the real midlife crisis was —…

Having an older husband later in life impacts women on many levels — Although there are more older women-younger man couples than ever before, most heterosexual women, across the world and religions, tend to be younger than their husbands, according to the Pew Research Center. That typically isn’t a problem … until it is. And that often happens at midlife. The age differential…

It reinforces the narrative that it’s only for the young and pretty. — Why do you have sex? No one has ever asked me that and depending on my age and where I was in my life, my answers would probably be different. It was the question researchers Cindy Meston and David Buss asked 203 men and 241 women aged 17 to 52…

Long-term relationships are hard on women’s sexual desire — Not too long ago, Dolly Parton dished on how she keeps things “spicy” in the bedroom for her husband, Carl (spoiler alert: she dresses up for him). It promptly led some to some lively conversation. “Do we ask men how they keep things spicy in the bedroom after 55 years…

Feeling bad about our body, which changes as we age, causes unnecessary anxiety — Whether you’re a fan of Grammy-winning singer Adele’s music or not, there’s one thing that has had people talking about more than her numerous hit songs — her recent weight loss. Since separating from her husband in 2019, divorcing in 2021, she has become thinner and thinner, losing about 100…

Studies show how it can both hurt and help Black women as they age — I didn’t know anything about Cheslie Kryst when word spread that the 30-year-old former Miss USA, attorney and Extra TV correspondent died by suicide a few weeks ago. Shortly after her death, her mother posted on Instagram that Kryst had been living with — and hiding — “high-functioning depression,” although…