Mature Times - Relationships

It's official: sex gets better with age

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:43:43 +0100

Older people just won’t lie down it seems. Mature Times editor looks at a new study from Sweden which shows that an increasing number of 70 year olds are having good sex and more often - with women in this age group particularly satisfied with their sex lives.

The most honest age revealed

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:10:52 +0100

Honesty, it seems, is something that waxes and wanes with years.

According to a new poll, the older you get, the more honest you become … that is until you reach 64.

What Brits get up to at bedtime...

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:23:45 +0000

A new survey has thrown up some quirky facts about what Brits today get up to when they hit the sheets.

Enjoying sex - after the menopause

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:13:41 +0000

Of all the menopausal symptoms to affect a woman's libido, vaginal dryness can be the most difficult to cope with. But there are natural ways to overcome the problem.

The rise - and rise - of the "Frisky Fifties"

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:57:48 +0000

A new survey has revealed that - some things at least - only get better as you get older. According to a new Saga survey, sex is less pressurised after 50 according to a large majority (85 per cent), and seven out of ten find sex a more fulfilling experience than in younger years.

Boost your sex life in middle age - naturally

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:37:11 +0000

Natural health guru Maryon Stewart offers her advice to older women looking to pep up their personal lives

Help keep your marriage on track with the 'Relationship Rescuers' - for free !

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:01:49 +0000

More people will start divorce proceedings this week than on any other time of the year. Christmas is being blamed for putting the nail in the coffin of many marriages and Relationship experts and divorce lawyers say this is their busiest time of year. In order to reverse this trend, renowned Relationship Couple and Authors Tony and Nicki Vee who are launching a new initiative called “Help Save a Million Relationships”.

New year - new divorce for the over-50s?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:04:35 +0000

Britain's over-50s are the fastest growing sector of the population to get divorced, despite the overall drop in the divorce rate to its lowest level for nearly thirty years. But why? A top divorce lawyer puts forward her opinion.

Stop isolation this Christmas

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:49:05 +0000

It is heartbreaking to realise that over one million older people will face Christmas Day alone and isolated this year - and three-quarters of those are almost always alone and lonely for the rest of the year as well. Now a new website is trying to change this situation by providing a range of vital services to the lonely and isolated - and are asking people to help by donating small amounts.

Find the courage to get away

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:59:43 +0000

In response to the letter 'Untying the Knot' published by MT recently, another reader tells of her experiences in an abusive relationship -and urges others to find the courage to walk away.

Single? Mature? Could YOU be the person Channel 4 is looking for?

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:35:46 +0000

Are you aged 50 or above, single or bereaved and looking for a companion in later life? Not a '"partner" as such, but perhaps someone to live with at home, go on holidays with, do various duties in the household - and above all be a good companion! If the answer if yes, and you are 'older and active', then Channel 4 would like to hear from you for their latest documentary exploring the lifestyles of single, mature people.

"Community spirit is becoming a thing of the past"

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:59:35 +0000

More than one in five (21.2%)* members of the British public feel they cannot rely on their neighbours in the case of an emergency, according to new figures released from EDF Energy.

No sex please, I have RA

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:31:33 +0100

New research shows that the love lives of hundreds of thousands of people with rheumatoid arthritis are being affected by the pain and discomfort of their condition. But, say experts, treatments are available so that no one should be left in unnecessary pain and unable to cope with physical intimacy.

Rows are bad for your heart

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:19:33 +0100

Few of us escape the emotional scarring caused by turbulent relationships - and however good a partnership may be, rows are usually inevitable. But new research by the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that being in a bad relationship is not only distressing - it can have physical consequences on the heart.

"Husbands do less housework than boyfriends"

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:39:19 +0100

It didn't really take a scientific survey to reveal what most women find out the hard way. For some reason, the minute your live-in partner puts a wedding ring on his finger, helping with housework suddenly becomes a faint and distant memory, and the woman ends up taking on more of the domestic chores as if due to some invisible clause in the marriage vows.