It’ll Never Last… Or Will It?

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It’ll Never Last… Or Will It?

It Will Never Last! This is one of the commonest responses to the reality of a man having any kind of relationship with a considerably older woman. In November 2014, I was watching the news and a piece with the wonderful Gillian Lynne DBE was featured. This lady (and she is a lady), who can […]
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Wants and Needs: What really makes a relationship work?

At times, that which we desire can differ from that which we are truly looking for. We may envision the perfect partner to be tall, muscular and handsome, yet the reality of the situation is often an entirely different matter. Truth be told, we can be blinded by characteristics we believe a potential partner shouts […]
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6 Reasons Why You Haven’t Met The ONE Yet

Hello Ladies, Do you fall into the Bridget Jones category? Are you single and looking for more than one night? You’re looking for that other half who will be your match until the day you die? Looking but not finding… why is that?   Often the media labels women between 30-45 to be ‘husband hunters’ […]
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Star-crossed Sam

My friend and erstwhile lover Sam, the ‘Self-effacing Antipodean Man’ from New Zealand, has been incommunicado for over a year now. He was seeing a girl closer to where he is working in Europe, so I did the noble thing. I left him alone whilst I pursued other interests. Sam is suddenly back in contact, […]
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5 Untold Reasons Why Men Crave Older Lovers

I read an article in last weekend’s Sunday Times about cougars in France, noting that the new economy minister (aged 36) is married to a 56 year old. The piece suggests that such couples are becoming a bit of a social phenomenon there, with 20% of first time brides in 2012 being older than their […]
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Rise in toyboy divorces: bad judgement or just bad luck?

A law firm notes a rise in toyboy husbands filing for divorce; is it ‘game over’ for the cougar wife? It can feel like a modern-day rite of passage for a younger man to date an ‘older woman’.   Sometimes it’s born of curiosity; is it really true that cougars have higher sex drives and are […]
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Faking It: Why We Lie About The Big ‘O’

We have all had those presents at Christmas, usually in the form of woollen knitwear, where we thank the elderly relative with a forced smile, and a line along the lines of ‘It’s just what I always wanted!’   Little white lies help protect the feelings of the people we love, but what about lying […]
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The Half-Age + 7 Rule: Who Decides The Age of Our Partners?

“You can’t date him; he’s young enough to be your son!”   “Mate, she’s like twice your age – you’re such an OAPaedo.”     The above quotes reflect society’s age norms when it comes to dating and relationships. We generally consider it acceptable for a man to date a woman younger than himself; but, […]
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What a London Girl Really Wants

Samuel Johnson said that a man who is tired of London is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford. And he was right. London has everything a man could possibly want; including thousands of eligible single women. The trouble is, that despite living in a city populated with more […]
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5 Rules for Attracting Younger Men

The latest generation of older women are truly irresistible to all the hot younger men lined up to date them. Praised for their success, beauty and intellect, they’re more sexy and seductive than ever before. So what is the secret that’s making young men go crazy? We’re about to reveal it to you, but don’t […]
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