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  Excerpt from  57 Steps to Paradise  by Patricia Lorenz-- INTRODUCTION   You’re probably wondering why a woman on Social Security and Medicare even entertained the idea of writing a book about men. I may be middle-aged or even stumbling toward old, but I’m not dead. I like men. Men have been walking, sliding, galloping, and slithering in and out of my life for over 50 years.   We women of the biggest generation in America, the Baby Boomers, are in the majority. We outlive men. I have already outlived my second husband who left me for an older woman, married her the day of our divorce, and then died two years later in 1989.   I have no idea if I’ll outlive my first husband. He’s seven years older than I am, and in the years since 1975 when I left him and moved out of state after seven tortuous years together, he never remarried. If he had, perhaps he’d look younger and have a healthier lifestyle. In the years since we divorced, he’s had some tough medical problems so who kn

Marty: Mr. Nice Guy  This chapter about Marty will be short, mainly because although he was a very nice man, he didn’t challenge me intellectually. Even though we dated for 2 1/2 years I really don’t remember any life-changing events or conversations that we had together. Perhaps the excitement that Tony brought to my life kept me from giving Marty a fair chance, but I just couldn’t picture myself with Marty for the long haul. I met Marty when a friend of mine, 80-something-yearold Barbara, begged me to go to her daughter’s high school reunion with her daughter Susan. Susan wanted to go, but since she lived out of state and hadn’t kept in contact with anyone in her high school class, she didn’t know anyone to ask so that she wouldn’t have to walk in alone. I didn’t even know Barbara’s daughter and felt very squeamish about attending a reunion like that with another woman for fear everyone there would think we were a lesbian couple. Remember, this was in the early 90’s. Things

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A diverting and information story of searching for love in mid-life by a divorced social worker, who intertwines entertaining stories of success love interests with well-known movies with similar plots and themes. Written as diary entries, covering a 15-year period, the author shares openly, in detail, and with insights her experiences with dating, friendhips, affairs, and relationships. Written candidly with a light hand and turns of phrases that reflect her personality and make the book unable to put down. Joanna Charnas's third book is now available on pre-order: Amazon MSI Press webstore (use code FF25 for a 25% discount) Joanna has written two other books:

Available as of today, on pre-order, at sale price!  Release date: June 15, 2020 Other books by Joanna: Living Well with Chronic Illness 100 Tips and Tools for Managing Chronic Illness Read posts by and about Joanna and her books on this blog: click HERE .