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Couples Therapy: What If Only One Of You Wants To Go?

Posted on 03/8/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthIt’s not exactly happily-ever-after for the boomers entering empty-nesterhood in their 50s and beyond. According to a new study, the divorce rate among adults ages 50 and older is at a record high — doubling between 1990 and 2009. Roughly one in four divorces in 2009 — totaling more than 600,000 people — happened to those in the age 50-plus group, according to “The Gray Divorce Revolution,” an analysis of federal statistics conducted by researchers at Bowling Green State University. …

The Takeaway: Older Americans Rejecting Marriage; Anorexia and Aging

Posted on 03/2/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsSociologists Wonder: Who Will Care For Single Seniors? A growing number of older men and women are “opting out” of marriage, the New York Times reports. Since the 1990s, the divorce rate for boomers has climbed more than 50 percent, even as it stabilized among other age groups. Meanwhile, less adults got married in the first place. The result is a surprising number of Americans in their 50s and 60s heading into old age sans spouse.

The Takeaway: Boomers Drive Up Older Adult Divorce Rate; Statins Could Cut Flu Deaths

Posted on 12/15/2011 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsOne In Four Getting Divorced Is Over 50: As boomers begin swelling the ranks of 50- and 60-year-olds, they’re also driving up the typically-low divorce rate among older adults. The overall divorce rate in the United States has declined over the past two decades, but divorce among those 50 to 65 has spiked. As of 2009, the rate was 12.6 divorces per 1,000 marriages in that set—still low, but up from 6.9 divorces per 1,000 marriages in 1990. Historically we …

The Takeaway: Weekend Edition (Updated)

Posted on 06/24/2011 by | The Takeaway | Comments

News RoundupsUpdate: New York legalizes same-sex marriage in late Friday vote. Newly-married New Yorkers will see their lives change significantly – legally and financially. But for those older couples who don’t live in the six states recognizing gay marriage, planning is still essential. P.M. Notes: Peter Falk, right, dies at 83. TV’s Lt. Columbo, who reportedly suffered from dementia, died Thursday at his home in Beverly Hills.

The First Date and Spirituality

Posted on 05/26/2011 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Relationships | Travel | Your LifeMaybe it was the whir of the jet engine that convinced Segunda—who, like me, adores traveling—to choose the American jet-setting tech geek as her first date. It remains to be seen whether this suitor will be allergic to Lady Piola. But it does seem Segunda’s poodle has had a “reaction” to him! Is protective Lady Piola sniffing out something Segunda can’t see? I have a secret: My own Poe reacted exactly the same to one of my first dates after …

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