On Life and Love After 50: ‘You Look Like My Neighbor’
By Tom Blake Just before Christmas—50 days after my partner, Greta, passed away—I knew I needed to start getting out ...
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On Life and Love After 50: Readers Provide Clarity to Widower
By Tom Blake In my previous column, Ben, 63, a widower of two years, described his relationship with Abby, one ...
On Life and Love After 50: Married 40 Years, a Recent Widow Sees No Chance of Dating Again
By Tom Blake Earlier this month, I received an email from a recent widow. She gave me permission to share ...
On Life and Love After 50: Close Encounter with a Future King
By Tom Blake On March 2, 2009, Greta and I flew to Santiago, Chile to begin a three-week land tour ...
On Life and Love After 50: Senior Dating Challenges—Where is ‘John’?
By Tom Blake San Juan Capistrano resident Yoko emailed, “A couple weeks ago, two girlfriends and I went to the ...
On Life and Love After 50: The Stresses of International Long-Distance Relationships
By Tom Blake The pandemic has been hard on long-distance relationships for seniors. Travel restrictions made face-to-face meetings difficult. And ...
On Life and Love After 50: Six Courageous South County Women
By Tom Blake Today, I mention six courageous women I’ve had the privilege to meet. GEODY Geody lives in San ...
On Life and Love After 50: Which Online Dating Site is the Best for Seniors?
Tom Blake By Tom Blake During the pandemic, most single seniors did not interact face-to-face with people. Many of them ...
On Life and Love After 50: What Became of the 58 Couples?
By Tom Blake In 2009, I published a book titled How 50 Couples Found Love After 50. The book was ...
On Life and Love After 50: Where Are the Single Men?
By Tom Blake A question I often hear from senior single women is, “Where can I meet a man?” For ...
Sandwiches for the Soul: A Book on Tutor & Spunky’s Deli Highlights History of Business and Community
By Lillian Boyd Editor’s Note: Tom Blake is a regular contributor for The Capistrano Dispatch. In his bi-monthly column, Life ...
On Life and Love After 50: Senior Singles Can Benefit from Having Open Minds
By Tom Blake On Life and Love After 50 by Tom Blake As senior singles emerge from the pandemic, most ...
On Life and Love After 50: Some Women Didn’t Like Tom’s Relationship Advice
By Tom Blake By Tom Blake Some women didn’t like the advice I included in my most recent column: “Woman ...
On Life and Love After 50: Woman Worries That Her Boyfriend Might Leave Her
Tom Blake By Tom Blake Corrine (not her true name) has been in an exclusive relationship with Tony (not his ...
On Life and Love After 50: Dilemma for Widows and Widowers
By Tom Blake A senior woman emailed: “I’m dating a widower of two years. He has pictures of his deceased ...
