Are you wondering how you can make friends after 60? The world is changing for 60-year-old women. We no longer have the social context that we enjoyed as a wife, parent or co-worker. Building community and creating a network of like-minded friends is a challenge, but not impossible. There are many friendship clubs for over … Read more
Based on our many conversations with women over 60, a quiet theme keeps emerging. After a big life change, retirement, relocation, or both, many expected community to feel easier. With more time and fewer obligations, connection seemed like it would naturally follow. Instead, many women tell us they were surprised by how confusing community felt … Read more
“I don’t care what anyone thinks” is one of those sentences people say casually and often, usually without pausing long enough to test whether it’s true. It has the rhythm of independence and the posture of courage, which makes it attractive. Taken literally, though, the claim collapses like a soufflé the moment you poke it. … Read more
I started a new life in my late 50s, after my husband and I separated. It was not anything I ever expected at that age. Like many women, I had built a life shaped by shared history, and when that life changed, I found myself standing in unfamiliar territory, asking quiet, essential questions I hadn’t … Read more
When any big life event comes round, Christmas, Easter, birthdays, anniversaries, it is easy to remember what we were doing on the same day last year, or many years ago. Magical childhoods waiting for Santa to arrive, Easter egg hunting, unwrapping birthday presents, forever weddings. Of course, many of them are enhanced by the gift … Read more
Concept Ventures was an early investor in billion dollar AI firm Eleven Labs. Reece Chowdhury A venture capitalist says one of the biggest reasons startups fail hinges on the relationship between co-founders. Reece Chowdhry, founding partner of Concept Ventures, said early teams often split within two years because their co-founders clash or lack a shared … Read more
There’s something truly magical about escaping with your girlfriends for a weekend. No responsibilities, no routines – just laughter, connection, and a little freedom from everyday life. A girls’ weekend getaway isn’t just about sipping wine or lounging by the pool (though that’s certainly a perk); it’s about refueling your soul, strengthening friendships, and rediscovering … Read more
The holidays can magnify feelings of loneliness and isolation – especially when you’re navigating them as a single woman after years of celebrating as part of a couple. As a dating coach for women over 50, I hear the ache in women’s voices when they talk about spending the holidays without their partner and feeling … Read more
Last week, I traveled to say goodbye to one of my best friends, who just decided it was time to be in hospice. Her cancer had spread throughout her body, and the second round of chemo was not working. My husband was kind enough to drive me three hours through the storms and then stay … Read more
Hopscotch. We played the game every day after school. We played it on the sidewalks and in the playgrounds outside the 18-floor brick building that was our home in Brooklyn, New York. Hopscotch was a way to hang out with each other. To make friends. We were friends because we were the same age and … Read more