SSS – Senior Single Sex is not dying at all, just a little different

Sex does not retire at 50. It just gets less interested in nonsense and more interested in honesty.They are looking for chemistry, kindness, and somebody worth staying awake for.– YNOT! People talk about sex after 50 the way children talk about taxes — with great confidence and almost no useful knowledge. The stereotype says seniors are either done with sex, embarrassed by it, or sitting quietly in a recliner waiting for cholesterol to finish the job. The truth is less tidy and a good deal more human. Older single people are still dealing with desire, loneliness, caution, chemistry, timing, … Continue readingSSS – Senior Single Sex is not dying at all, just a little different

20 Things People Get Wrong About Sex and Single People

Single people do not just chase sex. Most are really chasing closeness, validation, distraction, or hope — and sex is simply the language modern loneliness learned to speak. — YNOT! Modern life has pulled off a neat trick. It made sex easier to find, easier to advertise, easier to talk about, easier to fake, and somehow harder to understand. A man can now order dinner, a ride, and a date from the same glowing rectangle in his hand, and still go to bed feeling like nobody has actually seen him. That is progress, apparently. We have been sold a … Continue reading20 Things People Get Wrong About Sex and Single People

Why Men in Relationships Turn Off the Switch

Now, if there’s one thing I’ve learned from watching men stumble through life, it’s that they have an uncanny  ability to lose interest in the very things they once swore would make them the happiest creatures on God’s green earth. It’s as if they get to the peak of the mountain, take in the view, and then decide the whole climb was an elaborate misunderstanding. So, when a man in a relationship flips the switch and suddenly treats bedroom gymnastics with the same enthusiasm he has for a trip to the dentist, folks start scratching their heads. Some say … Continue readingWhy Men in Relationships Turn Off the Switch

How to Budget

Some folks sail through life without a rudder, wondering why they keep going in circles. A plan, no matter how small or crooked, is a sight better than no plan at all. It doesn’t have to be perfect—perfection is for folks with too much time and no sense—but it’ll keep you from hitting the same financial rocks over and over. This little exercise here isn’t gospel; it’s just a map. You’ve got to chart your own course, but even a rough sketch beats wandering blind. The Budget Breakdown Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to create a budget with … Continue readingHow to Budget

How Hormones Shape Our Lives: Relationships, Attraction, and the Pill

Let’s not mince words: men and women are nothing more than walking chemistry sets with a flair for the dramatic. Inside us churns a bubbling cauldron of hormones, those mischievous little devils that make us feel alive, attractive, and occasionally downright insufferable. They tug on the strings of our moods, our loves, and our tempers, turning us into willing actors in the grand theater of life. Now, take the notion of attractiveness, for example. A man full of testosterone struts like a rooster in the barnyard, puffed up with ambition and a twinkle in his eye, while a woman, … Continue readingHow Hormones Shape Our Lives: Relationships, Attraction, and the Pill