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Margot Hale, in a black silk robe with lace cuffs slipping off one shoulder, sits at a candlelit antique vanity.

My 5 Rules for Keeping a Mature Woman Happy

by Margot Hale, 58

Honey, that night proved a mature woman isn't hard to please.

She just won't be fooled twice.

  1. Listen like the stakes are high. Your wife shares her day over dessert. Nod once and she'll know if you're plotting your next move.
  2. Arrive exactly when promised. Twenty minutes late and the evening sours. On time gets you that second glass and her undivided smile.
  3. Tell the unvarnished truth. A mature woman smells a white lie at twenty paces. Honesty earns the conversation that lingers past midnight.
  4. Savor every single course. Rushing the veal to the check is amateur hour. Slow down and the night develops its own flavor.
  5. Finish with one perfect dance. After the plates are gone, pull your wife close for a slow song. She'll forgive the last three mistakes.

My second ex still hasn't figured that out.

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Vivian Vale in a luxury hotel suite at night, black satin robe with lace trim over a camisole, sitting on the edge of the bed with the city lights behind her
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Vivian Vale

“My black lace always slips off one shoulder after midnight”

Elena Voss in a candlelit bedroom with velvet curtains, emerald silk robe with a deep V, sitting on the bed with bare legs crossed
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Elena Voss

“I whisper the rules that make a man forget his own name”

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Ruby Hayes

“Gary thinks these sheets are only for sleeping”