+shopthebookworm Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 That is what it says at the AARP website and if you are a card carrying member or just meet the age that requires you to have a card, you get a 20% discount today! Just show ID that proves your are wiser, not just older! Come visit the owner today until 6pm Taken from the article on the AARP website: When Kate's youngest child left for college, she had mixed emotions. She was excited for her son but sad about the loss of her daily kid-focused routine. Those feelings didn't surprise her — she'd heard all about empty-nest syndrome from her friends — though she was shocked to learn that her husband felt just as sad and alone as she did. "We started talking," Kate told me," and pretty soon we realized we're in this together. It actually made us closer." One night Jim came home with a bottle of wine and a pizza, and he and Kate enjoyed a picnic in their den instead of dinner at the table — because they could. And then they had sex in the kitchen — because they could. Related What Research Says About Older Men and Sex. Read Good in Bed: Your Guide to Better Sex. Read Dr. Pepper Schwartz Rates Aphrodisiacs. Read Kate and Jim, like so many other couples I see in my counseling practice, successfully moved past the loss of one part of their life together into a new — and sexy phase. Of course not every couple navigates the empty nest so easily. Having the house to yourselves can be tough at first; in fact, it's a common trigger for divorce, because many couples realize they have little left in common except parenthood. But marital satisfaction may in fact improve once kids take flight: women's marital satisfaction tends to increase after their children have left home, according to a study in the November 2008 issue ofPsychological Science. That's not just because they have more free time; it's also because they enjoy their partner more. — Richard Schultz/Corbis Even if you're struggling to adjust, a newly empty nest presents an opportunity to reconnect with your partner, rediscover your relationship, and reinvigorate your sex life. Here's how. Remember where it started Think back to the early days of your relationship. What attracted you to each other? Was it his sense of humor? Her adventurous side? Two of my clients made a game out of getting reacquainted. "We took separate cars to a bar where we pretended we didn't know each other," said Peter. They started talking, Peter bought drinks — and they went home together. Research supports this tactic: Long-time couples can rekindle romance by acting like strangers on a first date, a recent study at the University of British Columbia showed. Link to post Share on other sites
+shopthebookworm Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Okay, you sexy seniors, where are you??? We were busy and now it is too quiet, come warm up in the store Link to post Share on other sites
AcworthDad Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 One of these days, I'll have to drop by and meet the woman behind all these threads. Link to post Share on other sites
NumberCruncher Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Okay, you sexy seniors, where are you??? We were busy and now it is too quiet, come warm up in the store this makes me feel awful. the last of my kids will be moving out in April..........but, I'm only 37!!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Blondiega1 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 this makes me feel awful. the last of my kids will be moving out in April..........but, I'm only 37!!!!!!!!!! Look....I'm 40 with FIVE, count them FIVE, grandchildren!!! Link to post Share on other sites
surepip Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 My last one has a bunge cord attached to the nest. We keep tossing him out, but he keeps coming back. Suggestions other than changing the locks ? I have considered going on a long trip and turning off the power. Its nice when he leaves, but kind of depressing when he comes back. Link to post Share on other sites
chindog Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 My last one has a bunge cord attached to the nest. We keep tossing him out, but he keeps coming back. Suggestions other than changing the locks ? I have considered going on a long trip and turning off the power. Its nice when he leaves, but kind of depressing when he comes back. Ask him for a loan. Repeatedly. That sometimes works. Link to post Share on other sites
surepip Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Ask him for a loan. Repeatedly. That sometimes works. A LOAN? I can't even get him to buy his own food, let alone anything else. Link to post Share on other sites
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