Midlife Relationships & Family

As we age, our relationships tend to undergo changes. Here, strategies from women and experts to help us keep all our relationships in tip-top shape.

6 Tips to Make You a Better Listener
6 Tips to Make You a Better Listener 5 minutes
6 Tips for Less Stress When Talking About Politics
6 Tips for Less Stress When Talking About Politics
The 5 Friends Every Woman Needs in Her 40s and 50s
The 5 Friends Every Woman Needs in Her 40s and 50s
6 Women Share What They Enjoy Most About Life After Menopause
6 Women Share What They Enjoy Most About Life After Menopause
What Is Alloparenting All About?
What Is Alloparenting All About?
6 Tips to Make You a Better Listener
6 Tips to Make You a Better Listener 5 minutes
6 Tips for Less Stress When Talking About Politics
6 Tips for Less Stress When Talking About Politics
The 5 Friends Every Woman Needs in Her 40s and 50s
The 5 Friends Every Woman Needs in Her 40s and 50s
6 Women Share What They Enjoy Most About Life After Menopause
6 Women Share What They Enjoy Most About Life After Menopause
What Is Alloparenting All About?
What Is Alloparenting All About?

Marriage & Relationships

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All the joy, challenges, and tips for dealing with long-term relationships from experts and women who’ve been there.

6 Gifts for the Woman Who Wants Experiences 
6 Gifts for the Woman Who Wants Experiences 
6 Tips for Less Stress When Talking About Politics
6 Tips for Less Stress When Talking About Politics
Can You Experience an Increased Libido During Perimenopause?
Can You Experience an Increased Libido During Perimenopause?
Don’t Tell Me I Can’t Sail Away (Literally) in Midlife
Don’t Tell Me I Can’t Sail Away (Literally) in Midlife
5 Things Women Wish Their Partners Knew About Menopause
5 Things Women Wish Their Partners Knew About Menopause 8 minutes
5 Tips to Supercharge Your Midlife Morning Routine
5 Tips to Supercharge Your Midlife Morning Routine
5 Long-Term Couples Share Their Intimacy Secrets
5 Long-Term Couples Share Their Intimacy Secrets
5 Women Share What It’s Really Like to Divorce and Date in Midlife
5 Women Share What It’s Really Like to Divorce and Date in Midlife
6 Ways to Relax for Much Better Sex
6 Ways to Relax for Much Better Sex
4 Reasons to Start Scheduling Sex Now
4 Reasons to Start Scheduling Sex Now

Ideas for spicing up your sex life, finding new ways to enjoy it, and continuing to enjoy a healthy sex life into midlife and beyond.

Can You Experience an Increased Libido During Perimenopause?
Can You Experience an Increased Libido During Perimenopause?
5 Long-Term Couples Share Their Intimacy Secrets
5 Long-Term Couples Share Their Intimacy Secrets
Doctors Share Their Favorite OTC Vaginal Moisturizers and Lubes
Doctors Share Their Favorite OTC Vaginal Moisturizers and Lubes
5 Women Share What It’s Really Like to Divorce and Date in Midlife
5 Women Share What It’s Really Like to Divorce and Date in Midlife
6 Ways to Relax for Much Better Sex
6 Ways to Relax for Much Better Sex
4 Reasons to Start Scheduling Sex Now
4 Reasons to Start Scheduling Sex Now
4 Good Reasons to Masturbate in Midlife
4 Good Reasons to Masturbate in Midlife

Friendship

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It’s important to have support from friends during midlife. We share suggestions for keeping, maintaining, and making new friendships.

The 5 Friends Every Woman Needs in Her 40s and 50s
The 5 Friends Every Woman Needs in Her 40s and 50s
5 Tips for Being a Better LGBTQ+ Ally to Friends and Family
5 Tips for Being a Better LGBTQ+ Ally to Friends and Family
What Is Alloparenting All About?
What Is Alloparenting All About?
How to Make Strong Friendships in Midlife and Beyond
How to Make Strong Friendships in Midlife and Beyond
The Secret to Midlife Happiness May Surprise You
The Secret to Midlife Happiness May Surprise You
Need a Social Media Reset? Here’s How
Need a Social Media Reset? Here’s How
Supporting a Friend with Breast Cancer: 8 Dos and Don’ts
Supporting a Friend with Breast Cancer: 8 Dos and Don’ts
How to Repair a Friendship When You Were Wrong
How to Repair a Friendship When You Were Wrong
Master the Tricky Art of Making New Friends as an Adult
Master the Tricky Art of Making New Friends as an Adult
Why Having a Good Listener Can Boost Brain Health
Why Having a Good Listener Can Boost Brain Health

Caregiving

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All the best strategies for caring for children, aging parents, a spouse, and yourself as you move through the midlife years.

What Is Alloparenting All About?
What Is Alloparenting All About?
5 Women Share the Bright Side of Empty Nesting
5 Women Share the Bright Side of Empty Nesting
5 Tips to Supercharge Your Midlife Morning Routine
5 Tips to Supercharge Your Midlife Morning Routine
5 Women Share What It’s Really Like to Divorce and Date in Midlife
5 Women Share What It’s Really Like to Divorce and Date in Midlife
Supporting a Friend with Breast Cancer: 8 Dos and Don’ts
Supporting a Friend with Breast Cancer: 8 Dos and Don’ts
5 Tips for Making Sure Caregivers Get the Care They Need
5 Tips for Making Sure Caregivers Get the Care They Need
How to Handle Tough Feelings About Having an Empty Nest
How to Handle Tough Feelings About Having an Empty Nest
4 Ways to Find Rest and Renewal as a Caregiver
4 Ways to Find Rest and Renewal as a Caregiver
4 Ways to Maintain Your Own Well-Being as a Caregiver
4 Ways to Maintain Your Own Well-Being as a Caregiver

Empty Nest

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Kids moved out? Here’s how to manage your grief, find new activities, start new friendships and relationships, and live your best life as an empty-nester.

What Is Alloparenting All About?
What Is Alloparenting All About?
5 Women Share the Bright Side of Empty Nesting
5 Women Share the Bright Side of Empty Nesting
How to Make Strong Friendships in Midlife and Beyond
How to Make Strong Friendships in Midlife and Beyond
How to Handle Tough Feelings About Having an Empty Nest
How to Handle Tough Feelings About Having an Empty Nest
How to Embrace Life as an Empty Nester
How to Embrace Life as an Empty Nester

Marriage & Relationships

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All the joy, challenges, and tips for dealing with long-term relationships from experts and women who’ve been there.

6 Gifts for the Woman Who Wants Experiences 
6 Gifts for the Woman Who Wants Experiences 
6 Tips for Less Stress When Talking About Politics
6 Tips for Less Stress When Talking About Politics
Can You Experience an Increased Libido During Perimenopause?
Can You Experience an Increased Libido During Perimenopause?
Don’t Tell Me I Can’t Sail Away (Literally) in Midlife
Don’t Tell Me I Can’t Sail Away (Literally) in Midlife
5 Things Women Wish Their Partners Knew About Menopause
5 Things Women Wish Their Partners Knew About Menopause 8 minutes
5 Tips to Supercharge Your Midlife Morning Routine
5 Tips to Supercharge Your Midlife Morning Routine
5 Long-Term Couples Share Their Intimacy Secrets
5 Long-Term Couples Share Their Intimacy Secrets
5 Women Share What It’s Really Like to Divorce and Date in Midlife
5 Women Share What It’s Really Like to Divorce and Date in Midlife
6 Ways to Relax for Much Better Sex
6 Ways to Relax for Much Better Sex
4 Reasons to Start Scheduling Sex Now
4 Reasons to Start Scheduling Sex Now

Ideas for spicing up your sex life, finding new ways to enjoy it, and continuing to enjoy a healthy sex life into midlife and beyond.

Can You Experience an Increased Libido During Perimenopause?
Can You Experience an Increased Libido During Perimenopause?
5 Long-Term Couples Share Their Intimacy Secrets
5 Long-Term Couples Share Their Intimacy Secrets
Doctors Share Their Favorite OTC Vaginal Moisturizers and Lubes
Doctors Share Their Favorite OTC Vaginal Moisturizers and Lubes
5 Women Share What It’s Really Like to Divorce and Date in Midlife
5 Women Share What It’s Really Like to Divorce and Date in Midlife
6 Ways to Relax for Much Better Sex
6 Ways to Relax for Much Better Sex
4 Reasons to Start Scheduling Sex Now
4 Reasons to Start Scheduling Sex Now
4 Good Reasons to Masturbate in Midlife
4 Good Reasons to Masturbate in Midlife

Friendship

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It’s important to have support from friends during midlife. We share suggestions for keeping, maintaining, and making new friendships.

The 5 Friends Every Woman Needs in Her 40s and 50s
The 5 Friends Every Woman Needs in Her 40s and 50s
5 Tips for Being a Better LGBTQ+ Ally to Friends and Family
5 Tips for Being a Better LGBTQ+ Ally to Friends and Family
What Is Alloparenting All About?
What Is Alloparenting All About?
How to Make Strong Friendships in Midlife and Beyond
How to Make Strong Friendships in Midlife and Beyond
The Secret to Midlife Happiness May Surprise You
The Secret to Midlife Happiness May Surprise You
Need a Social Media Reset? Here’s How
Need a Social Media Reset? Here’s How
Supporting a Friend with Breast Cancer: 8 Dos and Don’ts
Supporting a Friend with Breast Cancer: 8 Dos and Don’ts
How to Repair a Friendship When You Were Wrong
How to Repair a Friendship When You Were Wrong
Master the Tricky Art of Making New Friends as an Adult
Master the Tricky Art of Making New Friends as an Adult
Why Having a Good Listener Can Boost Brain Health
Why Having a Good Listener Can Boost Brain Health

Caregiving

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All the best strategies for caring for children, aging parents, a spouse, and yourself as you move through the midlife years.

What Is Alloparenting All About?
What Is Alloparenting All About?
5 Women Share the Bright Side of Empty Nesting
5 Women Share the Bright Side of Empty Nesting
5 Tips to Supercharge Your Midlife Morning Routine
5 Tips to Supercharge Your Midlife Morning Routine
5 Women Share What It’s Really Like to Divorce and Date in Midlife
5 Women Share What It’s Really Like to Divorce and Date in Midlife
Supporting a Friend with Breast Cancer: 8 Dos and Don’ts
Supporting a Friend with Breast Cancer: 8 Dos and Don’ts
5 Tips for Making Sure Caregivers Get the Care They Need
5 Tips for Making Sure Caregivers Get the Care They Need
How to Handle Tough Feelings About Having an Empty Nest
How to Handle Tough Feelings About Having an Empty Nest
4 Ways to Find Rest and Renewal as a Caregiver
4 Ways to Find Rest and Renewal as a Caregiver
4 Ways to Maintain Your Own Well-Being as a Caregiver
4 Ways to Maintain Your Own Well-Being as a Caregiver

Empty Nest

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Kids moved out? Here’s how to manage your grief, find new activities, start new friendships and relationships, and live your best life as an empty-nester.

What Is Alloparenting All About?
What Is Alloparenting All About?
5 Women Share the Bright Side of Empty Nesting
5 Women Share the Bright Side of Empty Nesting
How to Make Strong Friendships in Midlife and Beyond
How to Make Strong Friendships in Midlife and Beyond
How to Handle Tough Feelings About Having an Empty Nest
How to Handle Tough Feelings About Having an Empty Nest
How to Embrace Life as an Empty Nester
How to Embrace Life as an Empty Nester