ISBN:
9781978827301
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (264 Seiten)
DDC:
306.73084/6
Keywords:
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General
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Dating (Social customs)
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Love in old age
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Man-woman relationships
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Older people Sexual behavior
Abstract:
Gray Love narrates stories about the most common themes - searching for and (perhaps) finding love. Forty-five men and women between ages 60 and 94 from diverse backgrounds talk about dating, starting or ending a relationship, embracing life alone or enjoying a partnered one. The longing for connection as old age encroaches is palpable here, with more and more senior singles searching online. Those who find new partners explore issues that most relationships encounter at any age, as well as some that are unique to elder relationships. These include having had previous partners and a complicated and deep personal history; family and friends' reactions to an older person's dating; alternative models to marriage (such as sharing space or living apart); having more than one partner at the same time; one's aging body, appearance, and sexuality; and the pressure of time and the specter of illness and death
Note:
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023)
,
In English
DOI:
10.36019/9781978827301
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.36019/9781978827301
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781978827301
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