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Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake

What Should Couples Older than 50 Call themselves?   In the 24 years of writing newspaper columns about age 50-plus dating and relationships, there is…

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Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake-Is Senior Online Dating: Productive? Quirky? Dangerous? Risky?

  The answer: all the above. Online dating has become a huge business. There are hundreds of sites. But does it work for seniors? Yes…and…

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Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake -A Senior Woman Blames Men for Relationship Problems

   This January, I wrote an online column about LAT (living apart together) relationships. In the article, I quoted a male reader, who said the…

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Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake : Tom Blake’s Column on Relationships Turns 24 Years Old

  Twenty-four years ago, on July 7, 1994, my first newspaper column was published. It appeared in the South County Lifestyles section of four Orange County…

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Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake

Is This Single Senior Woman Being Too Fussy in Dating Men? Senior dating is challenging. Single seniors mention that to me often. It’s particularly hard…

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Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake

‘Book Club’ Date Night I don’t often go to the movies. My partner Greta loves movies, and usually goes with friends or alone. I surprised…

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Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake

Regardless of Age, Pursue Your Passion “Now that you are retired, what do you do?” is a question I’ve been asked often in the last…

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Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake

Friend of 30 Years Ties the Knot in Greek Wedding In the summer of 1988 while surfing at Doheny State Beach, I met a guy…

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Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake

How Seniors Combat the Feeling of Loneliness On Oct. 19, CBS News featured an article titled, “Former surgeon general sounds the alarm on the loneliness…

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Guest Column by Tom Blake: Farewell to Police Chief Russ Chilton, Welcome New Police Chief, Lt. Margie Sheehan

  I attended the Dana Point Civic Association’s coffee chat at The Coffee Importers, in the Harbor last Friday, for a special reason. I wanted…

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Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake

Eight Red Flags if Widow Allows Man-Friend to Move In  In 24 years of writing columns about senior romance, I’ve often been asked about senior…

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Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake

Romance at the Bargain Box Thrift Shop in San Clemente The Bargain Box Thrift Shop, located at 526 N. El Camino Real in San Clemente,…

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Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake

A ‘Green’ Valentine’s Day for a Long-Distance Couple Valentine’s Day is associated with red hearts, red greeting cards, red heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and red…

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Guest Opinion: On Life and Love after 50 by Tom Blake

How Long should You Wait to Date after the Death of a Spouse?  In 24 years of writing about senior relationships, I’ve been asked many…

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On Life and Love After 50: Often, Single Seniors Say They Look 10 Years Younger

by Tom Blake In my 23 years of writing newspaper columns and newsletters, one of the most curious and frequent comments I receive from seniors…

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