Perspective

Booming Voice: Cursed by Cursive

Details: Written by Bill Levine Bill Levine

In sixth grade I was forced to miss at least a week’s worth of recess periods. I stayed in the classroom, while outside, my classmates were frolicking.

On Life and Love after 50: Marriage vs. a Committed Relationship

Details: Written by Tom Blake Tom Blake

As a senior-relationship columnist, I receive many interesting questions from older singles.

Such is Life: Threads of a Lifetime of Summers

Details: Written by Saralee Perel Saralee Perel

You may not know how I met my husband, Bob. After his divorce, he took a college course called “Life after Divorce.” I was the teacher. Bob got an A.

On Life and Love after 50: A Living-Apart-Together Relationship May Be Their Perfect Arrangement

Details: Written by Tom P. Blake Tom P. Blake

Finding love at 50-plus is challenging. Finding love at 76 is a blessing. That’s what happened to Judy (not her true name). But, now, at 78, she is confused about her two-year relationship.

Older but Not Wiser: Just When We Are Getting Good

Details: Written by Sy Rosen Sy Rosen

I was standing in line at a fast food restaurant, and there was this older guy in front of me. I know, it’s kind of strange for me to say “older” because admittedly I’m older, but he seemed older-older (that’s not the technical term) — about 85.

Booming Voice: Home Team

Details: Written by Bill Levine Bill Levine

Supposedly one’s introduction to a Red Sox game at Fenway is always the splendor of the grass. The fan walks up the ramp from the park’s dingy bowels into the glorious green of an outfield so immaculate it appears to have been mown by God.