Signs your getting old?

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    Honestly. After a certain age, you're alone, and it's because that's what you're looking for.

    Your partner's menopause is the end; "no one can handle it". You don't have to do it, but you do
    and leaving is the best thing for both of you.

    You love the woman who's been with you for more than 30 years, but she's not the same anymore, and she won't be again—that's what they tell you.

    You try to be positive, to laugh it off, but they tell you you're fighting against a wall.

    I have to understand my father and the other men I've met in their 50s and over.

    But if we had given up in the face of difficulties, we wouldn't be here, my friends.

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    • Yeaaaaahhh!! 00:00 hour here, when posted ;)OBBTKN
    • Take care of your loved ones freaks!OBBTKN
    • "not the same anymore"
      How?      doggydoggdog
    • It's rough, no doubt. Go for a walk, get some space.... heh, or run and never come back ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ hang in therebezoar
    • I've been married 34 years and honestly it feels fantastic. It's not about sex much but things weren't about sex when I was a little kid either. Good times.nuggler
    • Sex is not a problem anymore. His mood swings and behavior sometimes do. He reminds me of my mother during this phase... and I don't miss her ;)OBBTKN
    • I have a trauma with my mother, and it's huge! She's a controlling and irascible woman. She made my father's life miserable...OBBTKN
    • And I don't want to repeat the experience.OBBTKN
    • We're drawn to women who're like our mothers. But if you're over that trauma, its time to move on and find a more aligned new soul mate. Without forcing.Beeswax
    • Is it abandoning your long time partner? Yes and no. But we all need to work alone. Otherwise no work is done with a man as punching pillow nearby.Beeswax
    • True that Bw. But we've worked very good as a couple until now. It's a new phase, and we need to find a way to not to hurt each other. All is not lost yet!OBBTKN
    • Same here. New phase.Beeswax
    • I think I'm in this boat too. Things are different now and I'm becoming a bit of a punching bag. Things will have to change if we're going to last.CyBrainX
    • Been through this. We didn't survive as a couple, but survive as friends. She doesn't want to be with anybody again. A total shift.Horp
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