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Now Read This!: A Good Divorce Book Is Hard to Find

Posted on 05/16/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

EntertainmentLast month I revisited my alma mater, Smith College in Northampton, Mass., to moderate a panel called “Empowering Young People Through Stories.” I know, I know: Where’s the AARP angle? Well, afterward I was approached by a friendly blonde who introduced herself as “Cindy, Class of 1982.” That made her 52, by my reckoning. We started talking books, naturally enough, and it turns out that Cynthia Copeland, as she is known professionally, has written 40 of the things, including Really Important Stuff My …

My Husband Is Online Dating. What Do I Do?

Posted on 11/30/2012 by | Sex & Relationships | Comments

Home & Family | RelationshipsQ: I recently discovered that my husband is on several online dating sites. When I confronted him, he said he was sorry and claimed he wasn’t necessarily trying to “hook up” with anyone. But his profiles on the sites state that he was trying to connect with people for those reasons. I have not found any real proof that he hooked up with anyone else, but he is such a liar I don’t know what to believe! If we didn’t …

For Many Women, Divorce Means Losing Health Insurance Protection

Posted on 11/15/2012 by | Health | Comments

Bulletin TodayBy Shefali S. Kulkarni, Kaiser Health News Divorce is usually a painful exercise in splitting up assets. But for many women, it also means losing health insurance protection. A study released this week from the University of Michigan reveals that roughly 115,000 American women lose their private health insurance annually after a divorce and about half of them do not get replacement coverage. The researchers also said this is not a “temporary disruption.” They found that “women’s overall rates of health …

Divorced Parents May Double the Demands on Caregiving Children

Posted on 10/22/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

Caregiving | News RoundupsInstead of leaning on each other in their golden years, divorced parents may lean more heavily on grown children for care and support. Experts say adults whose parents are divorced should be prepared for the extra time and financial demands that aging and unmarried parents could require.

Marriage Makes Women Drink More, Men Less

Posted on 09/11/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthMarriage seems to have a sobering effect on men, but it’s the opposite with women — they drink more, new research shows. Researchers with the University of Cincinnati report that married women drink more than long-term divorced or recently widowed women. Married men, however, drink less than divorced men. The findings, say some sociological experts, could indicate the stresses in long-term marriages — not surprising, considering the spike in the divorce rate among those over age 50. Lead researcher Corinne …

Divorce and Caregiving: A Complicated Relationship

Posted on 07/19/2012 by | Caregiving | Comments

Caregiving | RelationshipsDivorce can complicate caregiving, especially for adult children and stepchildren. Taking care of divorced parents — ugh, potentially multiple sets of parents, in-laws, and their spouses, along with dealing with siblings, stepkids, half siblings, or stepsiblings — can be a challenge. Combine “too many cooks in the kitchen” with “so much to do, so little time!” And then there are the slews of divorced caregivers who will require help themselves in the future. Today, one out of every three boomers is …

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