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Poppa

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Nov 05, 2007 12:17 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Though I can`t afford to retire, I recently had the opportunity to telecommute -- work from home. Not wanting to be a problem underfoot, I made a special effort to renew my marital relationship and have been romancing the life out of my wife. The result is probably the most rewarding our relationship has been in decades, if not our entire married life.

With the “Boomers” reaching retirement, I suspect there is an opportunity to help new retirees adjust to new romantic and intimate possibilities (and realities) that such a major lifestyle changes bring through offering weekend and vacation “romantic workshops”.

Among the many challenges, I expect the main issue is credibility. To achieve legitimacy, my initial thought is to approach professional marital and sexual therapists and authors to serve as an advisory board. I envision this advisory board to help develop the programs and share in the revenues.

 

I expect the hotels, cruises, recreational sites to help with the logistics of the weekend and vacation retreats. And I would think the marketing could be targeted relatively easily through A.A.R.P. and other retirement-focused media.

 

Thoughts?

CraigL

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Nov 06, 2007 1:43 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Sounds interesting. :-)

There`ve been all kinds of things done regarding what happens when someone retires from ordinary work-a-day status. There`s been even more about how to reinvigorate a long-term marriage after years of events. The biggest would be retirement and kids leaving home.

All in all, I don`t think you`ll have any credibility issues with the concept, only with the event leaders. You`ll probably want some Ph.D.`s and professional counsellors on the masthead, and that would help. Also, I`m thinking you`d want to have interesting ways to generate audience participation. Maybe like small sub-groups and the traditional "encounter" idea?
Poppa

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Nov 07, 2007 7:50 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Thank you for the vindication of the idea.


Poppa11/12/2007 12:28 PM
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