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Annie*, 63, never imagined she’d be dating again. ‘I had to find the confidence to re-enter the dating scene having been widowed after a 25-year marriage. This meant it was an awfully long time since

Do you feel stuck, sluggish, out of shape or like your spark has dimmed? You’re not alone. It’s all too easy to fall into a rut while the years fly by – especially after decades injecting all your ene

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Chatting with a barista in the coffee shop, nodding at that woman you see every day as you walk your dog. Sociologists call this type of connection ‘weak ties’, but their impact is anything but weak, writes Kellie Gillespie Wright.

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