Sipping on my cocktail at the bar, I waited for my date to arrive. Dressed in blue jeans and a white shirt, I tapped my foot nervously, unable to take my eyes off the door. ‘He’ll be here any minute,’

When Sue Dawson lost her partner of 50 years, she thought the future they’d planned together had vanished forever. Instead, through grief, she found unexpected strength – and a whole new way of living

HOW DO WE CARVE OUT A LIFE THAT SUITS US – NOT SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS? ON ENTERING HER 40S, Poorna Bell DECIDED TO EXAMINE EVERYTHING SHE’D BEEN CONDITIONED TO BELIEVE AS A WOMAN… AND THEN DO IT DIFFERENTLY

Trish realised that she had something that money can’t buy

I’d been married to Peter for 30 years and we were so happy. So why was I about to pack my bags and leave?

When old men are getting hitched more than men in their prime, it seems fair to ask if society has taken a wrong turn. Are they discovering the joy of commitment, intimacy and stability late in life?