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Rhyena Halpern
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Hello, Love

·Sep 16

Dear Straight Men: Please Don’t Tell Your New Date You Had to Have a Therapy Session About Her

Welcome her slowly into your fantastic-ness instead! — I spoke with this very nice man only once by phone. We had great energy on the phone, lots of shared cultural references and experiences personally and professionally. I really enjoyed it and was excited to get to know him further. Afterwards he sent me several texts expressing his strong…

Dating

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Dear Straight Men: Please Don’t Tell Your New Date You Had to Have a Therapy Session About Her
Dear Straight Men: Please Don’t Tell Your New Date You Had to Have a Therapy Session About Her
Dating

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Crow’s Feet

·Sep 9

We Want to ‘BE’ Old but Not ‘GET’ Old!

How I feel about getting old. — My first thought is to clarify that, no, that is not a picture of me above, despite the beauty I see in her. See what I mean about not wanting to ‘get’ old? But let me say unequivocally that I do like ‘being’ older: I am in my mid-sixties and…

Aging

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We Want To ‘BE’ Old But Not ‘GET’ Old !
We Want To ‘BE’ Old But Not ‘GET’ Old !
Aging

5 min read


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Hello, Love

·Sep 5

Why Nice Men Need To Stop Apologizing On First Dates

How this feminist woman signals men that it is okay to be themselves? — Good men overcompensate for the bad ones. And it gets a tad predictable and dull. On first dates, that is. For example, these good guys don’t assume I would be comfortable meeting them for a hike because they know many women don’t feel safe being in a somewhat secluded place…

Dating

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Why Nice Men Need To Stop Apologizing On First Dates
Why Nice Men Need To Stop Apologizing On First Dates
Dating

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Middle-Pause

·Aug 19

I Wear My Daughter’s High School Jeans

… and I am in my 60's! — A few years ago, I found the jeans that I am wearing at this very moment in a donation pile in our garage headed for Goodwill. My daughter had thrown into it tons of clothes including about 10 pairs of jeans and they looked hardly used, so I grabbed them…

Body Image

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I Wear My Daughter’s High School Jeans
I Wear My Daughter’s High School Jeans
Body Image

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The Virago

·Aug 12

Why You Need to Meet Your Online Date Twice IRL

What I learned from being rejected after the first date — I have been online dating this round for about 4-5 months and my approach has drastically changed during that time. I used to have a list of ‘must haves’ and ‘deal breakers.’ I felt it was very important to keep track of the ‘checklist.’ It is so easy for me…

Relationships

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Why You Need to Meet Your Online Date Twice IRL
Why You Need to Meet Your Online Date Twice IRL
Relationships

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The Virago

·Jul 22

Are You Too Old for Polyamory?

Why your 60s is the perfect time to open things up — I was sitting across from my date the other night — we are both in our 60s — and we got onto the topic of non-monogamy. He nodded his head enthusiastically when I said that non-monogamous men seem to be more interesting as people than monogamous men. …

Seniors

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Are You Too Old for Polyamory?
Are You Too Old for Polyamory?
Seniors

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The Virago

·Jun 3

Are (Straight) Men Better To Date When They Are Older?

Top ten ways older men get better and sweeter — As a mature woman in her sixties, I greatly enjoy online dating. It is a great way to meet interesting people. I always have loved research. Online dating is a major research project. First you need a great profile with current photos. It matters what you say because you want…

Seniors

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Are (Straight) Men Better To Date When They Are Older?
Are (Straight) Men Better To Date When They Are Older?
Seniors

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The Weight of Desire

·Jun 2

When A Rooster “TidBits” His Hen, Does He Have Game?

What Men Can Learn from Tidbitting — Roosters have been observed squirreling away delectable, desirable morsels of food, whether they be vegetable peels or rice or berries or beets, as a way to lure the hen of their desire into their good graces. Even roosters want to show hens that they got game. The rooster wants the…

Dating Advice

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When A Rooster “TidBits” His Hen, Does He Have Game?
When A Rooster “TidBits” His Hen, Does He Have Game?
Dating Advice

2 min read


Apr 20

What do you do as an End of Life Doula ?

Why An Emotional Support Companion In Our Last Days Makes Sense I am a companion for people at the end of their lives. I might sit with them while holding their hand and just listen. Or they might need help figuring out what is most important to them in their final days- would they accept being hooked up to machines? who…

Death And Dying

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What do you do as an End of Life Doula ?
What do you do as an End of Life Doula ?
Death And Dying

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Published in

The Weight of Desire

·Feb 18

Hey Guys: Do You Need to Up Your Clitoral Game in the Bedroom?

I am amazed by how much men like to eat pussy but how little they touch it with their fingers. Is that because of our clitoral-avoidant culture? Did healthcare professionals instill into us their own clitoral discomfort? Some urologists compare the vulva to “a small town in the Midwest,” said…

Sex

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Hey Guys: Do You Need to Up Your Clitoral Game in the Bedroom?
Hey Guys: Do You Need to Up Your Clitoral Game in the Bedroom?
Sex

3 min read

Rhyena Halpern

Rhyena Halpern

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End of Life Doula who loves to write on Death & Dying, Third Act/Retirement, Wellness, Healing & Trauma, Sexuality/Romance/Aging. rhyhalpern@gmail.com

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