This work explores how older people think and behave in relation to partner change. It considers the choices and constraints that influence decisions about new romantic relationships after divorce or the death of a spouse, along with how these differ with respect to age, gender and culture.

Kate M. Davidson, Graham Fennell

Introduction: New Intimate Relationships in Later Life, 1. Intimacy and Autonomy, Gender and Ageing: Living Apart Together, 2. Late-Life Widowhood in the United States: New Directions in Research and Theory, 3. Re-Engaging: New Partnerships in Late-Life Widowhood, 4. Gender Differences in New Partnership Choices and Constraints for Older Widows and Widowers, 5. The Dilemma of Repartnering: Considerations of Older Men and Women Entering New Intimate Relationships in Later Life, 6. Attitudes of Older Widows and Widowers in New Brunswick, Canada Towards New Partnerships, 7. The "Current Woman" in an Older Widower's Life, 8. Perceptions of Remarriage by Widowed People in Singapore, Contributors, Index