Dear Kenny,

My partner and I met each other eight years ago in our late fifties , and have been married for two. Both of us have grown-up children and our relationship is strong and respectful.

We’ve maintained a level of independence that neither of us had in our first marriages: I wonder if we’re cautious of our lives becoming too intertwined in case we get burnt, or if it’s simply maturity.

We’ve kept our finances largely separate and have a complicated will that ensures our own children inherit if either one of us dies; we have wonderful relationships with our stepchildren, but we have got to know them as adults, rather than brought them up. New Feature

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We’re both approaching retirement age and are fit and well. I realise t

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