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Heart: Close/intimate relationships
	Coursolle, Kathryn M., et al, Association between Retirement and Emotional Well-Being: Does Prior Work-Family Conflict Matter?
		California Center for Population Research, December 2008 http://papers.ccpr.ucla.edu/papers/PWP-CCPR-2008-052/PWP-CCPR-2008-052.pdf The authors report that retirement helps to ease stress and improve well-bring in cases where high levels of tension between work and family obligations previously existed.
	Koppen, Jean, Retired Spouses: A National Survey of Adults 55-75
		American Association for Retired Persons, November 2008, Free http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/retired_spouses.html A recent survey of adults aged 55-75 suggests a generally positive effect of retirement on marriages - with greater satisfaction when both spouses are retired, and less when only one is retired. Other aspects of retirement are also covered.
	Vandervelde, Maryanne, Retirement for Two: Everything You Need to Know to Thrive Together As Long As You Both Shall Live
		Bantam Books, 2005, $17.00 http://www.amazon.com/Retirement-Two-Maryanne-Vandervelde/dp/0553382756/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288186185&sr=1-1 Topics include managing money within the relationship; wanting different things; deciding where to live; medical and legal matters; fighting fairly and growing whole individually and together. Illustrated with New Yorker cartoons dealing with relationships in retirement.
	Waldinger, Robert J., and Schulz, Marc S., "What's Love Got to Do With It? Social Functioning, Perceived Health, and Daily Happiness in Married Octogenarians", Psychology and Aging, June 2010 (Vol. 25, No.2)
		http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePA.volumes&jcode=pag Waldinger and Schulz found evidence that time spent together between older couples was particularly conducive to better happiness and health, more so than time spent with other people.
Heart: Other social relationships
Heart: Formation of new relationships
Heart: Other / general / not specified
	Franco, Carol, and Lineback, Kent, The Legacy Guide, THe: Capturing the Facts, Memories, and Meaning of Your Life
		Tarcher, 2006, $10.95 http://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Guide-Capturing-Memories-Meaning/dp/B001G8WD9Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288206728&sr=1-1 Takes you step-by-step through the seven stages of life - such as childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, etc. - to recall moments long forgotten and to discover their significance, then helps you fashion these pieces together.
	Newhouse, Meg, "Legacy: A Powerful Tool", Aging Well, November/December 2009 (Vol. 2, No. 5)
		Free Newhouse describes types of legacies (tangible and intangible), the power and important of legacy, and practical tips for creating a legacy.
	Taylor, Liz, "Build Your Safety Circle Now, Before You Need It", Seattle Times, 2007
		http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Build+your+safety+circle+now,+before+you+need+it%3B+Growing+Older.-a0159519282, Free Taylor describes how to build a support network while you are still young enough not to need it, so it’s there when you do need it.
	Thomas, Patricia A., "Is It Better to Give or to Receive? Social Support and the Well-being of Older Adults", Journals of Gerontology Series B: Social Sciences, May 2010 (Vol. 65B, No. 10)
		http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/65B/3/351.abstract Thomas examined data from a study of 689 older adults, and found that it is often better for the well-being of older adults to give than to receive.