I'm 71 and my wife of 27 years makes my life miserable. Is it too late to get a divorce?
I am 71 and have been married for 27 years. My wife is 65. We hooked up one night and later on in the dating cycle when sex was imminent I asked if we needed to use birth control. She said it wasn’t needed as she was infertile and couldn’t conceive. Turns out, she was not infertile. She got pregnant and — as I felt 50% responsible — we were together from then on. We did have a beautiful daughter, who is now 26 and finishing her doctorate in occupational therapy.
The Moneyist: My mom asked for a divorce. My dad made his mother his pension beneficiary CC and then he killed himself. Now my mom and grandma are feuding. Who’s right? The Moneyist: My stepfather and mother pooled resources to buy a home. My mom died in 2003 and he just passed away. His kids are selling their house — am I entitled to anything?
You’re also correct that you will likely be financially worse off after you divorce. That’s particularly true for women, this study by researchers at Bowling Green University in Ohio concluded. “Gray divorced and never-married women face considerable economic insecurity,” they wrote. “Their Social Security benefits are relatively low, and their poverty rates are quite high , indicating Social Security alone is not sufficient.” Gray “widoweds” are most likely to fare better.
If you’re still harboring suspicions and/or resentments about how you and your wife got together, it may also be time to move on. Make sure you have a support network. You have two children and, I trust, friends and other family members who can help you through this. The same goes for your wife. Be prepared. Even if you are sure that this is the path you want to choose for this chapter, divorce can be one of the most stressful, financially difficult, and emotionally taxing life experiences.
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