Marital Wows

Give your relationship a tune-up by assessing strengths, letting go of disappointments, and doing things together.

Staying together as a couple is challenging at any age, but it appears to be getting more difficult for older adults. Divorces among adults have doubled, and that includes plenty of people aged 65 and older. What’s the catalyst for all the uncoupling? People are living longer and healthier, and they have the expectation that they have a lot of good life left. They want to enjoy their time, and if that isn’t happening with their spouse, they may decide it’s time to move on.

You’ll have a better chance of staying together, no matter what your age, if you work at keeping your relationship healthy. It’s especially important in our older years, which bring changes such as an empty nest, retirement, or chronic disease. It requires recalibration, thought and discussion about how to move into the next phase of life. The following tips may help.

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