Friends, Loves, & Life
Friends, Loves, & Life
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Real conversations. Meaningful connections. Join me, David Begor, each week as I sit down with a friend to explore love, identity, growth, and the messy beauty of being human. New episodes Wednesday. davidbegor.substack.com
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The podcast explores a variety of themes including love, identity, personal growth, and the LGBTQ+ experience. Episodes cover poignant topics such as self-acceptance, navigating relationships in midlife, the realities of HIV, and the evolution of friendships. Examples include conversations about aging, sexual health outreach, and the joys and challenges of parenthood, all delivered with a mix of depth and light-heartedness.
Real conversations. Meaningful connections. Join me, David Begor, as I sit down with a friend to explore love, identity, and growth, from a queer point of view.
Mark Tammaro didn’t plan to start over at 62. After a 16-year marriage, a career he set aside to support his husband, and an HIV diagnosis that’s followed him for 35 years, Mark found himself single, starting fresh, and, for the first time in a long time, building a life that’s entirely his own.
In this episode, Mark talks about what it means to reinvent yourself after 60. He shares the story of losing his first partner to AIDS in 1992, surviving a diagnosis that was supposed to be a death sentence, and the slow realization that the comfortable life he’d built wasn’t making him happy. He opens up about going back to school to become a certified personal trainer, the freedom and fear of being on his own, what dating looks like at this age, and why he’s more excited about the future than he’s ever been.
This is a conversation about loss, resilience, faith, and the stubborn refusal to stop growing.
In this episode:
Reinventing yourself after divorce at 60
Living with HIV for 35 years and what survival really looks like
Losing a partner to AIDS in 1992
Going back to school and becoming a certified personal trainer at 62
What dating, intimacy, and relationships look like as a single older gay man
The courage to give up safety and comfort for something real
Faith, gratitude, and why humor matters
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