Note from the Editor:
This article was kindly written for the SDC by retired psychologist/ member @Joy Straw.

‘Make new friends, but keep the old,
One is silver, the other is gold.’

These days, we’ve never been so inundated with deeply personal, visual and intimate exchanges between people. So, amongst all this openness, how do we find people to have relationships with? How do we know who to form relationships with and how to maintain them?

Trust yourself to know what you want, and then go about finding this.

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[Petra]

Thank you for this ♥

 

[Liz]

Thank you, I am blessed to have 4 girl friends whom I have known from school days, over 60 years and their frienship is indeed "gold".

 

[IAN3005]

Love... doesn't exist... it's a figment of imagination

 

[Babbie]

Love... doesn't exist... it's a figment of imagination

How very sad for you.

 

[Babbie]

Thank you, I am blessed to have 4 girl friends whom I have known from school days, over 60 years and their frienship is indeed "gold".

Yes, it is wonderful is it not!

 

[Gsr]

Enjoyable read and good luck to anyone seeking out new partners and friendships. For me I feel now that after almost 50 years of a great marriage with hubby, if I lose him I would not be interested in another relationship. I have close family connections and several good friends who I feel would be enough for me. Only time will tell if this is true. There is the possibility that I won’t have to deal with this situation, as we never know which one of us will pass away first.

 

[DLHM]

Another quality and helpful article from @Joy Straw. Thank you!

 

[IAN3005]

How very sad for you.

Fact!!!! 50% end up in divorce 99% live a life of abject misery.....

 

[Babbie]

Fact!!!! 50% end up in divorce 99% live a life of abject misery.....

You do not base your life decisions on what other people do. Don’t speak for others, speak for yourself. I have been very happily married for 38 years, so have many of our friends. My life is anything but miserable.

 

[DLHM]

Fact!!!! 50% end up in divorce 99% live a life of abject misery.....

Where did you find those statistics to determine they are fact? I’m guessing you’ve become quite bitter over past and/or present experiences.

 

[Babbie]

Where did you find those statistics to determine they are fact? I’m guessing you’ve become quite bitter over past and/or present experiences.

I think it is very sad that some older people are so bitter and miserable in their golden years and automatically think everyone else should share their misery.

 

[Joy Straw]

Love... doesn't exist... it's a figment of imagination

Actually the current statistics are 30% of first marriages end in divorce which is a decrease from previous decades. I’m not sure whether you truly believe how horrible marriage is , you’ve been badly hurt in an earlier relationship or you are going for shock value and stirring the pot . I hope it’s the latter because it must be very sad to live your life without love if you truly believe what you’ve written. I hope you find love in the future

 

[IAN3005]

Actually the current statistics are 30% of first marriages end in divorce which is a decrease from previous decades. I’m not sure whether you truly believe how horrible marriage is , you’ve been badly hurt in an earlier relationship or you are going for shock value and stirring the pot . I hope it’s the latter because it must be very sad to live your life without love if you truly believe what you’ve written. I hope you find love in the future

To hell with current statistics...... prefer to live by myself.... peace and quiet....