‘i reject labelling myself as single’

The models of ageing I saw as a child did not make it look aspirational. My grandparents lived lives that seemed small and entirely domestic. A 20-pack a day and a whisky, a cup of tea and a biscuit a

I remember the conversation where we ended our marriage. It was a typical grey, drizzly January day as we sat at opposite ends of our big sofa in our big house, separated by the elephant I had finally

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

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Single, in her late 40s and without children, author Glynnis MacNicol found herself craving touch, companionship and joy. So she set off to Paris to seek out indulgence and downright debauchery