Companionship

Earlier this year, we reported on the growing evidence that loneliness is not only a deeply subjective feeling of being unsatisfied with, or unfulfilled by, the relationships in your life, but that it can have deeper implications for your physical and mental health. You may remember that in another previous…

“Love can arrive at any age and in places we never would have thought to look.”   Starting and maintaining a relationship, especially at an older age, is never easy, especially if your goal is to find romance and love. So if you have the chance to get advice and…

When asked about the secret behind his long marriage, comedian Henny Youngman once remarked, “Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.” That…

If you were to buy into our youth-oriented culture, you might think there’s nothing to be happy about as you get older. Whether it’s your physical decline, the loss of friends or loved ones, or the finite number of days ahead of you, the prevailing ethos seems to suggest there’s…

Almost everyone has had the experience of losing a friend as they’ve gotten older. Whether due to death, disease, moving, or just a lost relationship, friendships often fade away as we get on in years. And while we know that social engagement and social connections are critical for maintaining our…

The novelist Thomas Wolfe once wrote, “Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.” While that may be true, and many, if not most of us, experience loneliness at some point in our lives, that doesn’t mean it’s an easy experience or one without…