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An elderly couple holds hands while waiting to cross a London street.

The advice that older women have for the young on love, marriage

January 28, 2015Lifestyle

Choose carefully. That’s what a a Cornell gerontologist says elderly women want younger women to know about love and marriage. Listen to what your friends say, and, as old-fashioned as this sounds, ask yourself: Is your partner a good “provider?”

For the first time, single people make up the majority of the American adult population, up from just 22 percent in 1950.

Singles now outnumber married people in America — and that’s a good thing

September 12, 2014Lifestyle

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