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Ghosting people,

Since lockdown I have been ghosting people I don’t like. How should I deal with seeing them again?

May 24, 2020 Aunt Marvin Ask Marvin

When lockdown started I began ghosting people i didn’t like. When they’re relaxing lockdown, should I go back to being smiley and pleasant when I see them, or continue to cut them out of my life?

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Ask Marvin

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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Ask Marvin

I’ve been learning the guitar and now dream of being a rock star. Am I too old to rock n’roll?

January 17, 2020 Aunt Marvin Ask Marvin

Being a rock star worries me. I’m just a tad over 50 and play a bit of guitar. I am thinking of putting some of

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Loose women

What does Daddy do all day? Getting traumatised by Loose Women isn’t all fun.

November 19, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

What do you fill your days with when you’re redundant? Daytime TV anyone?

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CEO career

Shockingly I won’t be the next CEO. So what is midlife career end-game?

November 16, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

I won’t be the next CEO. And nor will you (probably). So what does that mean for your career and sanity midlife?

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Erotic fiction

Writing exciting erotic stories gets great followings. Just don’t tell your other half.

November 11, 2019 marvinmidlife Midlife Issues

I’ve read lots on how to drive views onto blog posts. None mention erotic stories, but I believe they could show the way to increase

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Dangerous affairs at work

Drinks with my boss. Is it a bad idea if it might lead to a dangerous affair?

November 10, 2019 Aunt Marvin Ask Marvin

My boss is super attractive and I think would have a dangerous affair with me – what should I do?

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dull work meeting

A brilliant excuse. Is daydreaming in dull meetings part of evolutionary make-up?

November 7, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

Office meetings can be dull, but are a necessary part of work life even if half the room is daydreaming or messaging their friends. It’s an evolutionary thing.

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Canal boat holiday better tgan camping?

Camping or canal boat holiday? What’s better for grumpy middle aged men?

November 4, 2019 marvinmidlife Midlife Issues

Is a canal boat holiday better than camping in a tent? Or should you just hotel instead?

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interview clothing

Wearing inappropriate interview clothing could cost you the job. What should you wear?

October 24, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

What should the middle aged man wear to an interview?

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Redundant midlife

How disaster struck. A victim of middle age redundancy tells his sorry tale.

October 17, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

The story of how a middle aged man experienced redundancy

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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

  • Work distractions I’m no “Distraction Dave”. Why your phone and email are more dangerous work distractions than me.
  • Working from home is bad for you Working from home is no laughing matter…don’t let it be the death of you
  • Waiting for recruitment responses and watching the tumbleweed roll past. It's a lonely place. 1 Waiting for recruitment responses and watching the tumbleweed roll past. It’s a lonely place.

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

  • Make yourself happy, do it for Don Agonising over how to be happy? Don’t do it for you. Do it for Don.
  • hip replacement story starting with arthritis Scarily close to middle age hip replacement. What was I thinking pre-op? (Part 3)
  • Marvin the paranoid android Marvin the Paranoid Android describes midlife perfectly. Read how, and what you can do differently
  • Low fat or middle-age spread Middle-age spread is not low fat margarine, but do people find it as tasty?

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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