Mature Dating: Sisters savour second lives: There's magic in accepting who they are
The bride wore a pale pink, three-piece dress, brightened by festive crystals on the bodice. The student minister performing the ceremony (with help from an ordained colleague) was her 'baby' sister. The matron of honour -- the middle sister of the female sibling trio -- could not help thinking what good material this would be for her 50 Plus column. Yes, I'm shamelessly using a family event to mirror certain realities of fiftysomething life in the late...
Mature Dating: CRUISING RIVERS
``Looking for Love in Later Life'' (Avery Publishing; $9.95) is a road map for mature dating, a gift from author Monica Morris to women who want to attain happiness with themselves and others, but do not know how. The easy-to-read guide takes women through the perplexities of love in modern society, beginning with evaluating themselves and deciding what they want out of a romantic relationship, through the bewilderment of dating on-line to the potential humiliation of a...
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Technology helps seniors find new romantic partners
Jack Luizzi guesses he's dated 50 women since his wife died five years ago - and the retired Sears Roebuck manager considers that a slack pace.Beckoned by a lavish buffet of Internet dating sites, Luizzi, 75, can sound like a teen-age boy who has crept into the girls' locker room."I specify women between 58 and 75, and they'll come up with 25 pages of women. Ten to a page!" says Luizzi, a slight man with a roguish smile and a...
Mature Dating: Interfaith walk to be Saturday
An interfaith walk to encourage a common wish for peace at home and abroad will take place at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the north entrance of Hickory Hill Park. Participants will meet at the north shelter near the North Dodge Hy-Vee. The walk will begin with a brief interfaith ceremony and instructions on walking meditation and then a walk through the park.Trinity Episcopal Church and the Iowa City Zen Center are co-sponsors for the walk.The walk is part of the 150th anniversary of...
Mature Dating: GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT ABOUT 'THE BEST YEARS'
As a result of market research that discovered one in five Americans is at least 55 years old, Hallmark, the world's largest greeting-card company, started to produce a new group of cards designed to meet special communication needs of a time of life dubbed "The Best Years." Preliminary sales went so well that the Kansas City-based company recently decided to expand the line by more than than double, according to Bobbie Burrow, creative writing stylist and...