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When I tell people that I am dedicating the next 42 weeks to becoming a “perfect housewife,” they often assume I am simply playing dress-up. When I tell them I am specifically modeling my life after the 1950s ideal, they often ask: Why look backward? In a modern world obsessed…

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I am 72 years old. My driver’s license confirms it, and my history reflects it. But if you were to look inside my heart—and my libido—you would find someone much younger. In the world of dating at my age, the assumption is that I should be looking for a “companion.”…