This was great. Saw the movie over the weekend and had a little bit of PTSD flashbacks to that election time, plus a revival of my rage at McCain and co. for such as cynical, dangerous, insulting choice for VP.

Tell me about it. I'm in a longstanding, non-married relationship that has totally hit the skids. No other role models (except Goldie Hawn + Kurt Russell, I guess).

OK talk about synchronicity... I was JUST in a bookstore and a woman came in asking for 50 Shades of Gray. That's weird, but it's the kind of day I'm having.

Oh good, I'm glad it wasn't only me who was reading this and thought — Ugh, what a self-satisfied, faux feminist pseudo-cool girl this "author" thinks she is. Grow the fuck up and get over yourself.

I heard this story on NPR yesterday and thought it was awesome. She's being really enterprising and doing the work to sell the stuff no one else wants to deal with, and people want for cheap. Her mom is co-signer of the mortgage, and is in the business, so she's getting support and guidance. When I was her age I…

Wow. Gay werewolf erotica. Hats off to you for creativity. I'm not being sarcastic, really. You've made me think about what kind of fanfic/erotica I'd like to read, and maybe could write.

OK, I know what I'm doing this weekend....! Aaaand, thanks.

Nice to hear, I'm starting to really like his music. He's so cute, such a skinny-minny (not body-snarking).

...icy, yes, but to my mind, sadly appropriate.

I hear you there — I went back into therapy a few months ago to deal w/relationship issues, although it's killing me financially. I think I'm regressing a bit and remembering the bullying because of some stuff kicking up about the state of my relationship. For me, it's all about being seen, and appreciated for what I…

Wow, that sounds like a lot to go through — first bullying then a bad accident. I hope you are well on the mend from both. What I find so interesting about therapy (and i have had decades) is that sometimes I think I'm done with something, but things change and the ish rear their ugly heads again. That's where I'm at…

Thanks for responding. True about the not forgiving. Personally, I don't want to be that way; with this person I've basically forgiven but I haven't really forgotten, so don't want to open myself — such as it is on FB — up to her eyes.

OK, now I can't stop crying. Just this week, I discussed my bullying in therapy. And it happened 40 years ago. I was identifying that I felt like no one stood up for me, although I know now that my parents tried to intervene, some kids felt bad, and I was eventually moved up a grade to get out of the class. Remnants…

This whole thing is fascinating to me. I am a yoga practitioner and a certified teacher, although I choose not to teach. As it happens, my training was by a male who created his own methodology, and who flourishes, albeit on a much smaller scale, without all the shenanigans of Anusara.

There can be an amazing power vibe in a great yoga class — sexual/spiritual/athletic energy is definitely flowing. He is not my cup of Yogi Tea (there is such a thing!), but there have been other times, other teachers where I could definitely see it happening to me — and I've certainly witnessed it between others. …

Amen! She remains one of my heroes. She is doing it for all of us who are her age, and to show the youngs how to last. Although she makes mistakes and I'm not always crazy about her music, she is a force of nature and full of surprises. Plus I love that she dates really young men.

He lives in Montclair, NJ (not a secret, was mentioned in the recent NYT article). A friend recently saw him in a local parking lot and was speechless. I saw him once at a party, he walks among us...

In terms of Adele, I am totally susceptible to the Someone Like You Waterworks effect... but for my money, she totally nails her version of Love Song by the Cure. It captures exactly the way I feel about my romance...

This song is an oldie, but just slays me every time: Bonnie Raitt/John Prine, Angel from Montgomery...

Hearted for that! I'm very close behind you. I think our generation falls in the middle... and that there may be women 60+ who are more like those described in the study.