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The 25 Most Helpful Things That Have Been Said About Marriage

I welcome your ideas. Come visit me at www.MenAlive.com and receive a copy of my free e-newsletter. Carlin and I have been married (third marriage for each of us) for nearly 30 years now. It hasn’t always been easy but it has always been enlightening. I’d like to share some words of wisdom that have been helpful to us along the way. Here are the 25 most helpful things that wise men and women have shared on the subject of marriage and how to have a happy one. More…

The Ten Killers of Mid-Life Relationships: What All Men and Women Need to Know

Come visit me at www.MenAlive.com and sign up for my free e-newsletter.   Carlin and I have been together for nearly 30 years. It hasn’t always been easy, but lately we have fallen in love again. We recently went to see the movie Miss Potter. It’s a wonderful romantic story about Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness and success. We were like newlyweds. We held hands and cried. It was wonderful. I feel grateful that we’re still together and have survived many of the torpedoes that sink so many relationships. More…

Surviving His "Change of Life": For Every Woman Who Loves a Man Over 40

For more information on my work, please visit me at www.MenAlive.com "For about a year now I have gradually felt my husband of 22 years slipping away from me and our family. He has become more sullen, angry, and moody. His general life energy is down and our sex life has gone from good to almost non-existent. He blames me for everything these days. I feel like I’m walking on egg shells and can’t do anything right. My husband used to be the most positive, upbeat, funny person I knew. Now, it’s like living with an angry brick. I love this man and don’t want to lose him. Please, help me." More…

Men, Women, and PSA: What You Need to Know to Save A Life

Jed is author of Male Menopause & The Irritable Male Syndrome. Sign up for the free e-newsletter at www.MenAlive.com Although many men forget their anniversary date, most of us remember our birth date. I’m 12-21-43 in case anyone wants to send me a present. Most women remember their anniversary date, birth date and a whole lot more. There’s another number that all men, and the women who love them, should know. That’s their PSA number. So what’s your PSA? Mine is 2.3 at last testing, but has been as high as 8. What’s PSA and why is it important? Read on. More…

The 5 Hidden Reasons Mid-Life Men Leave

Author of Male Menopause and Surviving Male Menopause. If you have questions contact me at www.MenAlive.com Trying to maintain and strengthen a healthy mid-life relationship isn’t easy. I hear from hundreds of women who tell me that their husbands have suddenly told them they no longer wish to be married. Men tell me that when they reached 50 something shifted in them and they just couldn’t imagine living the rest of their lives with the woman they’ve been sharing the same bed with for 30 or 35 years. Both men and women seem mystified to understand and explain what’s going on. "I could understand it," one woman told me, "if he had been unhappy or we had been fighting. But there doesn’t seem to be any real reason he wants to leave. This is happening to my friends as well. What’s going on?" More…

Do We Need New Brains in the White House?

Come visit me at www.MenAlive.com to get my free e-newsletter and read Male Menopause and The Irritable Male Syndrome. The talk about impeachment of the Bush/Cheney White House continues. The blog I wrote, Is It Time to Impeach President Bush has received a huge number of comments. Many people agreed with my assessment and many people disagreed. That’s what’s so good about this community. We can disagree without calling each other names or accusing each other of being un-American because we have different views of the kind of leadership we want in the White House. Can a new study on brain function help us decide who is good for us and good for this country? More…

Intimacy 202: Keeping Love Alive and Well in the Second Half of Life

I’m the author of Male Menopause and The Irritable Male Syndrome. Come visit me at www.MenAlive.com and receive my free e-newsletter. I appreciated Karen’s recent blog on Intimacy 101. Like many of you I married in my 20s. Getting married during or shortly after college was the path most of us chose in my peer group. We all hoped to find that special someone, get a good job, settle down in a nice house in a nice neighborhood, have 2 ½ wonderful children, and live happily ever after. For most of us, things didn’t work out that way. Now I have a second family and have been happily married for the last 27 years. But I’ve found a whole different set of guidelines for happiness in the second half of life. Welcome to Intimacy 202. More…

Third Age Readers: Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are

Author of Male Menopause and The Irritable Male Syndrome.  Come visit me and sign up for my free e-newsletter at www.MenAlive.com I’m in my second year now writing this blog (I’d never heard of the word "blog" when Third Age first asked me to write one). My first post was titled 35 Years in the Men’s Movement and began this way. "My name is Jed Diamond and I’m excited at the opportunity to dialogue with you about the world of men and our relationships. More…

The Secret: Is It Good, Bad, or Ugly?

Author of Male Menopause and The Irritable Male Syndrome.  Please visit me at www.MenAlive.com Have you seen the film, The Secret? People around the world have been talking about it and many say it can change the course of your life. It seems to be the latest entry into the world of "the power of positive thinking." A number of friends, whose opinion I respect, recommended it to me. It was recently featured on Oprah and she extols its virtues. I ordered a DVD from Amazon and it arrived during our recent snow storm when we didn’t have a lot to do (other than stay warm) so we watched it the other evening. Lots of glitter and glitz and an important message. I can see why people are drawn to it, but I have some questions about whether the Secret will help us or harm us. More…

Boomer Parents Give Kids No Reason To Leave Home

Author of Male Menopause and The Irritable Male Syndrome.  Come visit me at www.MenAlive.com Carlin and I have 5 grown children and 10 grandchildren.  When the last child was grown and on their own we quickly moved out of our large home for a smaller place that suited us well.  Although we love our children, we didn’t want them returning home for more than brief visits.  However, as a therapist I am seeing a trend where more adult children are staying at home or moving back in with their Boomer parents.  I wonder if it’s good to have an extended family all together or are we keeping our kids from growing up? More…