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 and when to tell your children, friends and your late spouse’s family that you’re dating again after bereavement: who to tell first, what to say and how to handle reactions.
Why a widowed parent’s new relationship can reawaken children’s grief, how it shows at different ages, what helps and what to avoid, and when to get specialist support.
Been together for months but it isn’t going anywhere? What progress means after 50, why relationships stall, how to raise it without an ultimatum, and when to walk away.
When and how to introduce a new partner to your children after divorce or bereavement: timing, preparing them, the first meeting, difficult reactions, your ex, and sleepovers.
Thinking of dating a younger man after 50? Why it appeals, when it works, the challenges, children and the future, other people’s reactions, scams and setting your age range.
How to look after a new partner and protect your children’s inheritance: wills, intestacy, marriage, joint ownership, life interest trusts, prenups and cohabitation agreements.
Dating a widower? How grief affects a new relationship, signs he is ready, handling photos, anniversaries and adult children, and looking after yourself.
Your grown-up children are unhappy about your new relationship. Why it happens, what is really behind it (including inheritance worries), and practical ways to keep your family and your relationship.
Living apart together (LAT) means being in a committed relationship while keeping your own homes. Why it is so popular after 50, the pros and cons, money, family and how to make it work.
Remarry, move in together, or keep your own homes? A clear comparison of the options for couples over 50 in the UK, including the legal and financial differences most people do not know about.