Looking For My Libido (Paperback)

Under a provocative title, first time author Ilyse R. Atema leads seniors through the maze of online dating. Looking for my Libido is a humorously insightful, and no-nonsense guide about dating and relationships during one’s later years. Using a meaningful balance of risk and reward, it encourages and coaches both men and women wanting to rekindle romance. With an upbeat tone, the author addresses subjects people are reluctant to talk about. She candidly discusses topic such as diverse types of behavior, finances, scams and sex, and advises the reader about how to write an intriguing online profile. Part memoir and part self-help, the book comes across as both informative and an intimate conversation.

Following college, Ilyse R. Atema moved from Michigan to Massachusetts where she raised a family and worked as portrait painter, medical illustrator, and writer. Her works have been published in several books, journals and magazines. Single at fifty, she went back to school and reinvented herself as a licensed optician and business owner. As a senior her experience with online dating spanned over ten years. She is an astute observer and learned firsthand about dating and relationships. She candidly shares her awareness and knowledge garnered over the past decade, and now offers an in-depth book to guide others about the pertinent and timely subject concerning online dating for seniors. She is presently retired. With a favorable outcome, she is no longer "looking for my libido."