tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post5695745587942244991..comments2024-03-15T22:00:36.095-07:00Comments on Dr. Kathy McCoy: Living Fully in Midlife and Beyond: Whose Retirement Is It Anyway?Dr. Kathy McCoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-5633592684540462582013-12-15T23:39:38.387-07:002013-12-15T23:39:38.387-07:00A well written article regarding how couples need ...A well written article regarding how couples need to learn to compromise on many things in life, especially in their retirement days when they tend to become sensitive, insecure and lonely.This makes them irritated and often they end up blaming each other for not sharing work at home. Moving to a <a href="http://www.powdermill.com" rel="nofollow">Senior Living Community</a> is a good solution because you will feel more happy by mingling with like minded people of your age and engaging in activities of your choice which will keep you occupied.Also you will not be over burdened with responsibilities and household chores since assistance is provided as per need.So you can spend quality time with your partner.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172136931972501055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-105046022272711552013-10-25T08:19:44.616-07:002013-10-25T08:19:44.616-07:00I am regular reader, how are you everybo&X64;y...I am regular reader, how are you everybo&X64;y?<br />Thіs paгagraph pοsted at this site is genuinely <br />gooԁ.<br /><br />Αlso visit my webpagе <a href="http://www.impactdoingchurchdifferently.org/index.php/member/260895/" rel="nofollow">satellite tv pc</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-34497487517392383992013-01-15T05:15:06.091-07:002013-01-15T05:15:06.091-07:00One other version of retirement is when "pers...One other version of retirement is when "personal choice" is limited. My retirement began with 5 years of care giving for my aging mom - a severely limited state of being as it turns out. And now that she lives in Assisted Living, my husband's eyes are failing - not just reduced vision, but a stead march towards blindness ... so what we thought we would be doing together in retirement is nothing like we planned. <br /><br />Retirement is nothing like I envisioned. We have learned to enjoy what time we have for leisure as separate individuals - enjoying different things. After 43 years of marriage, it is an odd situation - not what we thought it would be.<br /><br />Thankfully we are not at odds - we respect the limitations and just move on. But when I looked at my retirement about 15 years ago - it imagined a very different life.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-67751755888877886162013-01-11T13:22:04.613-07:002013-01-11T13:22:04.613-07:00We've been retired for two and a half years an...We've been retired for two and a half years and so far we seem to have worked it out. We both worked full time and had already broken out the chores so they were fair. We've continued that.<br /><br />I've just spend a week and a half with my husband, as we drove from Seattle to Tucson and then settled in. By yesterday we were ready to be apart. Sure enough, I've got a separate activity today and so does he. Such a relief!Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-38616597919936395442013-01-11T12:11:18.646-07:002013-01-11T12:11:18.646-07:00I always enjoy your incite comments. I am looking ...I always enjoy your incite comments. I am looking at retiring soon and thinking about the resulting changes. LOL - living with someone else is always a challenge for me but a rewarding one. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606687719768606817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-28533606108338876242013-01-10T20:30:07.750-07:002013-01-10T20:30:07.750-07:00This advice is also applicable to couples who are ...This advice is also applicable to couples who are unexpectedly spending more time together through job loss. Some of the same kinds of problems arise. And the answers, I believe, are the same too.<br /><br />Thank you for your encouraging pieces, Kathy.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-20627290021348644092013-01-10T18:52:35.179-07:002013-01-10T18:52:35.179-07:00Thanks for this,mat 55 I'm beginning to dream ...Thanks for this,mat 55 I'm beginning to dream of retirement from a high stress job as an LCSW. My husband is an artist and works out of his studio in our home, hence this article is very timely as we plan the 2nd half of our lives.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382748737031648032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754684819908801536.post-38285737370601550892013-01-10T13:47:13.040-07:002013-01-10T13:47:13.040-07:00Yikes, you have made me quite happy that I live al...Yikes, you have made me quite happy that I live alone. Thanks. My favorite bumper sticker "Retirement--Half the money--Twice the husband."<br />I didn't realize how difficult retirement could <br />be as a pair. I think you ought to hold seminars at the village. You have such great advice and it sounds like that is really needed. Wonderful post. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.com