'The Moment I Knew My Marriage Was Over': Divorced People Over 50 Share Their Stories

The number of divorced older adults has tripled from 5% in 1990 to 15% in 2022, with longer life expectancy and higher divorce rates in subsequent marriages playing a role, according to Bowling Green State University research. Sociology professor Susan L. Brown suggests that the divorce revolution of the 1970s, where many individuals remarried, may contribute to this increase in divorce among older adults. Remarriages are more likely to end in divorce than first marriages, potentially driving this trend.

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