July 8, 2007
UNHAPPY ATOMS:
No happy ending for divorced boomers (Stephen Lunn, July 09, 2007, The Australian)
AUSTRALIA'S first wave of baby-boomer divorcees are far less happy as they approach retirement and suffer more physical and mental health problems than their married friends.No matter how many years have passed since their split, members of the growing grey army of over-55 divorcees without a new partner are likely to be less satisfied with life than a married person.
And to confirm it is divorce that has the negative effect on wellbeing, divorced women who remain single are less happy than widows in the same situation.
Groundbreaking research to be presented later this week by the Australian Institute of Family Studies paints a disturbing picture of the long-term impact of divorce on the emotional health and circumstances of those in their mid-50s and above.
If you could be happy alone men would have another rib. Posted by Orrin Judd at July 8, 2007 8:40 PM
One more way our selfish, libertine culture is hurting those who want it the most.
Don't you think that people who see divorce as a solution would also be more likely to be unhappy (even in a marriage)? Making someone else happy is the best way to be happy yourself and people who learn that lesson early aren't going to be filing for divorce.
Divorce should be illegal except in cases of violent spousal or child abuse; and in that case execution is the answer making divorce uncessary.
Posted by: Randall Voth at July 8, 2007 9:19 PMRandall, correct me if I'm wrong, but by extension then are you saying is should be harder to get married?
Posted by: Bartman at July 9, 2007 7:37 AM