Older Couples - New Romances: Finding and Keeping Love in Later Life

By Edith Ankersmit Kemp and Jerrold E. Kemp

Book Overview

Older Couples: New Romances Finding and Keeping Love in Later Life by Edith Ankersmit Kemp, L.C.S.W., and Jerrold E. Kemp, Ed.D. Edith and Jerrold Kemp started dating when she was 66 and he was 75.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587611562
• ISBN13: 9781587611568
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Celestial Arts
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Thank You

I am a widower who hopes to share his life with the right woman. Finding this book was a wonderful suprise. I was not alone in seeking a new love. Many of the examples and suggestions applied to me! After reading it twice I had a comfortable sense of relief. Thank you Jerry and Edith

Excellent source on a rarely-discussed topic!

I teach a course on Sexuality and Aging, and another on Aging and the Family, and this book makes a great secondary "textbook" for both classes. The couples portrayed provide a terrific look at the realities of later-life marriages / partnerships. I really like the variety of experiences that are covered through the various couples. It would be nice if there were more minority couples, but that can be rectified in their next book!

Romantic Reconnections after 50

A very informative guide based on actual interviews with those who chose to reconnect with a mate in later life. The couples interviewed are of varied marital histories and backgrounds. The diverse choices made by each couple regarding how to be together in a new late-life relationship is very inspiring and liberating to anyone in a new relationship or comtemplating one.

70 years old and still interested

This book gives support to "older" persons who still enjoy socializing with members of the opposite sex. Since I am just beginning to get to know a man after three years of widowhood, I found this book to have special insights into the pitfalls and possible difficulties for older persons who have been married and are somewhat nervous about starting over again. I highly recommend it. The couples presented are very real and the richness of their relationships is beautifully presented.

in my Opinion

"Older Couples, New Romances" is a practical, but entertaining guide to romance for adults in the "golden years", when there is much to consider beyond chemistry. The Authors have examples of romantic relationships as well as practical matters such as finance, sex, family considerations...all of which enter in to senior relationships and romances. The book is well researched and written in a style that offers options and thoughtful considerations. It's a winner!