1. Whether or not you sleep on a $4,000 mattress fit for a queen. Air mattress? Cool. Bunch of sweaters on the floor? Less cool, but workable. I once dated someone for weeks who slept on a constantly deflating air mattress on the floor and he was, like, 28. Let that all sink in. 2. Whether you have

I don't see my parents often, and by parents I mean my mother and my stepfather, Denny, of 35 years. They are very private people, and I travel frequently, visiting them as often as I can. In the past several years they have aged considerably in between my visits. My mother — who had always been

The trend in marriage after 50 is to avoid it. One in three Baby Boomers is unmarried, and of that number 58% are divorced and 32% were never married, according to analysis of 2009 data by the Department of Sociology at Bowling Green State University. But with the economy the way it is—not

A new study from Emory University in Atlanta shows just how important the age gap may be when it comes to making a relationship last. According to data from 3,000 people, a larger age gap means a higher divorce rate, and even a relatively small age gap can increase a couple's chance of divorce. A

We’ve all done it… We’ve seen an older man and a younger woman together, whether enjoying a stroll or having a meal together at a restaurant. You can’t help but wonder, are they a couple, or just father and daughter? They laugh, they trade stories and you’ve all but convinced yourself that it’s