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What happens when you reach middle-age? Work frustrations, redundancy, bodily decline and even a hip replacement maybe? Don't worry, we can help. A bit.

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I’m thinking of coming out. I’m not sure as what, but I feel it could do wonders for my profile. Should I do it?

April 30, 2020 Aunt Marvin Ask Marvin

I am thinking of coming out but am not sure what it is I want to expose. I have spent years being overlooked and hiding in the shadows. What can I do?

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I am in Coronavirus lockdown with my family. This severely restricts my usual activities. How do I stop getting grumpy?

March 22, 2020 Aunt Marvin Ask Marvin

Now we are in Coronavirus lockdown my family is interfering with my normal activities. What should I do to remain sane as I can no longer do what I want?

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Feature: Hip Replacement

hip replacement story starting with arthritis
A hip replacement story, from initial twinge to running around post op.

Working lives

  • Attractive organisation What makes an attractive organisation? We’re a sucker for our emotions
  • Starting a new job 6 key lessons for starting a new job in middle age. First week of an old man learning new tricks.
  • Loose women What does Daddy do all day? Getting traumatised by Loose Women isn’t all fun.

Most Liked Posts

  • 12 months after - a total hip replacement recovery story....
  • Total hip replacement recovery story. Painfully limping along in weeks...
  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Redundant midlife. It's more than not working...

Health, Fitness and Hips

  • zwift for middle aged men Zwift for middle aged men in garages. Could it get more exciting?
  • Working from home is bad for you Working from home is no laughing matter…don’t let it be the death of you
  • Lost sense of smell. Can surgery save it? 1 Lost sense of smell. Can surgery save it?
  • Marvin the paranoid android Marvin the Paranoid Android describes midlife perfectly. Read how, and what you can do differently

Most Liked Posts

  • 12 months after - a total hip replacement recovery story....
  • Total hip replacement recovery story. Painfully limping along in weeks...
  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Redundant midlife. It's more than not working...

Ask Marvin Answered…

  • Father Christmas is fat, grey and old. I’m exactly the same, and yet no one wants me in their house at Christmas. What can I do?
    Aunt Marvin
  • My work suit no longer fits, and my birthday suit isn’t what it was. What can I do before I return to the office?
    Aunt Marvin
  • I have been offered a promotion at work but it could mean sacrificing my friends. Should I take it?
    Aunt Marvin

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midlife issues

  • how to stack a dishwasher Amazing new skills you can develop midlife, including dishwasher stacking
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  • Shock of middle-aged man in Turkish barber experience. Is it the answer to midlife grooming? 2 Shock of middle-aged man in Turkish barber experience. Is it the answer to midlife grooming?

In Other (Largely Fake) News

  • Rule of six may soon apply to Whatsapp groups. Shocking new claims amid rising Covid cases. 3 Rule of six may soon apply to Whatsapp groups. Shocking new claims amid rising Covid cases.
    October 21, 2020
  • photo of man leaning on wooden table Working from home is fun again. Thanks kids, enjoy school!
    September 7, 2020
  • Sticky menus stop coronavirus Pubs may be declared safe as sticky menus and tables stop spread of Covid
    September 21, 2020

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