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POSSSLQ is the phrase that Sharon and Deb use for their relationship. When they got in touch with me and I read their booklet, POSSSLQ: ELDERS LIVING OUTSIDE THE BOX, I was deeply gratified and …
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Judy and Donna own a condo they have lived in for almost 20 years. Says Judy, “By buying together and moving in at the same time, it is all fair. No one has a foot over the other. We have mutual …
Two housemates, Louise and Karen, are sitting on their balcony in Florida in early December. Louise wants to make a change. Here are two ways she could say it. “Let’s hang white lights.” Or “I’d like …
"Family mode" is what Sandy calls what happens when you live with someone for a while. She lives with three housemates in an apartment in downtown Brattleboro. She says, “I’ve been co-housing all …
Downsizing is one way to age in place. But it doesn’t always mean leaving a multi-bedroom house to move into a one-room studio. Judy and her husband bought a house with Joyce and her husband as a …
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“I wouldn’t live any other way!” says Kara. She’s had different housemates over the last ten years. “I always want to have a housemate. I enjoy it and it’s such an easy way to supplement my income. …
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