Over the past ten years, 5,000 people have contacted Beliza Ann Furman through her international self-help, support network, W.O.O.M. (Wives of Older Men). Dealing with stepchildren, no friends in common, and the older husband denying his young wife a baby are May-December romance trouble spots. She is a frequent guest expert for national television and radio talk shows. While discussing marriage in general, Beliza is a popular keynote speaker. Many of Beliza's news stories appear on the program Nexis Lexis. Also contact The Asbury Park Press.

Margorie Engel, president of Stepfamily Association of America urges younger women contemplating marrying older men with kids to read Beliza's book Younger Women/Older Men, (Barricade 1995). "It provides an unflinchingly honest picture of the decision-making process in spousal relationships." To the point, Beliza outlines what life is like when you move in with someone else's kids. Can you deal with it? Will he be able to define your role in his family? Especially if you are only a few years older than his children? New Woman magazine's contributing editor, Victoria Secunda wrote, "If anyone's an expert on all this it's Beliza Ann Furman." Younger Women/Older Men has received national acclaim including an 'A' rating from the Library Journal.

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By appointment, age-disparate couples privately consult with Beliza to learn about the upsides and downsides of being a second time around dad. "Will he let me have a baby?" "How will I feel when I am mistaken as my child's grandpa?" Jockeying around his retirement and her career is another common dilemma discussed in Younger Women/Older Men. Power and control (he thinks he's older, wiser… been there, done that) and the age gap complicate matters. Send your questions to "Ask Beliza…." Learn more about the complexities surrounding the age-disparate relationship and Beliza's pragmatic approach to solving problems.

A maniacal gardener and dedicated charity volunteer, Beliza, 51 and her dentist husband Sam, 66, married in 1971. After a bitter custody battle, Sam and Beliza were awarded custody of his 11-year-old daughter Laurie in 1973. His younger daughter Jill remained with her mother. The couple resides in Rumson, NJ with their two children, Sean 19 and Ashley 12. Telling her story in, "Younger Women/Older Men" has been an incredible journey! Beliza's second book, "Test Driving Marriage" (Barricade) was published in 1998.