article_snippet: At 55, my 23-year relationship came to an end after my husband announced my husband needed a gap year and never came back.
article_snippet: My darling dad died a gap year.
article_snippet: my husband left the nest shortly after
article_snippet: And after my marriage breakdown, I was overawed to find out love can flower at any age and sex can be better than ever.
article_snippet: I was 56 when I met my partner, Ronny,
article_snippet: a year after my husband walked out.
article_snippet: One of my closest, who’s just turned 65, was devastated when M y friends husband left three years ago after 40 years.