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williamsmith | September 11, 2026Gay Life After 40: Things Nobody Warned Us About
By Gay Life After 40 There are certain things nobody tells you about getting older. You expect the...
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Relationships
williamsmith | September 11, 2026Can You Fall in Love With Someone Who Isn’t Looking for Love?
Sometimes your heart doesn’t get the memo that the other person isn’t looking for a relationship. By Russell...
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Sex Life
williamsmith | September 11, 2026Can You Have Great Sex Without Falling in Love?
Sometimes the hardest part about great sex isn’t the sex. It’s realizing you wanted it to mean more....
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williamsmith | August 24, 2026When the People Who Helped Shape Your Life Begin to Disappear
By Jon Blaine There is a particular kind of loneliness that can come with getting older. It isn’t...
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williamsmith | July 25, 2026Sparks Are Flying: Confessions of a Man Waiting for the Electrician
By Steven Stays There comes a time in every grown man’s life when he must face the inconvenient...
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williamsmith | July 24, 2026Why Can’t I Find a Full-Time Job?
The Midlife Job Search Nobody Wants to Talk About By Max Roberts By the time Michael turned 48,...
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williamsmith | July 23, 2026The Night I Accidentally Joined a Crime Ring (Or So I Thought)at 67-year-old
Let me start by saying this: dating after 40 is an adventure. Dating after 60? That’s less “adventure”...
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williamsmith | July 19, 2026Why So Many Gay Men Return to Church After 50
A Reflection “Sometimes we’re not looking for a new religion. We’re simply looking for the parts we never...
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williamsmith | July 7, 2026Gay Life After 40: Loving God While Learning to Love Yourself
A personal reflection By Byron McDonald “Faith was never my problem. Feeling like I had to choose between...
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Relationships
williamsmith | June 27, 2026Attraction: Taste, Comfort, and the Questions We Don’t Always Say Out Loud
By Derrick Metcalf There are some subjects in gay life that are easy to feel but difficult to...
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Relationships
williamsmith | June 27, 2026Conversations We Never Got to Finish
A Reflection from Gay Life After 40 There are people you meet early in life who don’t realize...
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Dating
williamsmith | June 22, 2026🌈 40 Ways to Start a Conversation as a Gay Man Over 40
For When “Hey” Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore By Willam E. Smith | Gay Life After 40 🗣️...
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The Mind
williamsmith | June 20, 2026The Faces in the Yearbook
Reflections from Gay Life After 40 The old college yearbook sat on Mark’s lap as afternoon sunlight filtered...
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williamsmith | June 3, 2026Grieving the Life You Thought You Would Have
A personal reflection By Byron McDonald By the time many gay men reach their 40s, 50s, and beyond,...
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williamsmith | May 31, 2026Preparing for Retirement as a Single Gay Man
By Walter Stern For many people, retirement planning revolves around a spouse, children, and family support systems. But...

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