A Second Marriage at 78

Sex Advice for Seniors Podcast · Jan 22, 2025 · 33m

Laurie Stone is author of six books, most recently "Streaming Now, Postcards from the Thing that is Happening," longlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award. She writes the Substack "Everything is Personal.”

When I read Laurie’s Stone Substack article about her decision to marry her long-term partner Richard at 78, following a brief two-week engagement, I knew I had to contact her. It was subsequently covered in the ‘Vows’ section in the New York Times.

Laurie and I have many mutual friends, mostly other writers and creative types, which led me to suspect her choice to marry was likely…