Later-life relationships
Later-life relationships: remarriage, living together, Living Apart Together and money.
Later-life relationships: remarriage, living together, Living Apart Together and money.
How to date when grown-up children live with you: telling them, privacy and overnight stays, introducing a partner, difficult reactions, money and household arrangements, and protecting your relationship with them.
How the law in England and Wales treats cohabiting couples: the common law marriage myth, the home, separation, wills and inheritance, pensions, benefits, children and the 2026 reform consultation. Information, not legal advice.
Dating someone with grandchildren when you have none: common feelings, childcare commitments, meeting the grandchildren, your role, what they call you and family occasions.
How to blend two families after 50: introducing adult children, step-parent roles, grandchildren, Christmas and occasions, inheritance worries and handling a hostile family member.
Prenups and second marriages explained: how prenuptial agreements are generally treated in England and Wales and Scotland, what they can and cannot do, the 2026 review, and questions for a solicitor.
How often later-life couples typically see each other at each stage, what shapes it, patterns for couples who live apart, contact between visits and how to agree a rhythm.
When one partner wants more time together and the other needs space: why it happens later in life, what is really behind it, how to talk about it, and arrangements that help.
Your first serious relationship after divorce: rebounds, old patterns, triggers, trust after betrayal, how fast to go, children, your ex, and what to do if it ends.
Coming out of a sexless marriage? How to rebuild sexual confidence later in life, what to tell a new partner, physical changes, and when counselling or sex therapy helps.
A plain-English UK guide to sexual health when dating again later in life: which STIs matter, free NHS testing and home kits, when to test, PEP, and how to raise it with a new partner.