Why Is the Divorce Rate Rising with Age?The Number of Divorcees in Scotland Who Are Approaching Retirement Age Is On the Rise.Abigail Wild Asks What Causes Decades-Long Marriages to Fail After so Many Years

The Herald › March 21, 2005

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THE common curmudgeonly perception is that the youth of today aren't very good at commitment. While there may well be some truth in that, they are certainly not the only ones. According to a survey by Saga magazine, the divorce rate among couples in their 50s and 60s is rising sharply.

In Scotland, the proportion of divorcees approaching retirement age is higher than the average. But rather than pointing to a relaxed attitude towards marriage creeping in among older generations, most experts believe the rise is much to do with the financial independence of women.

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Why Is the Divorce Rate Rising with Age?The Number of Divorcees in Scotland Who Are Approaching Retirement Age Is On the Rise.Abigail Wild Asks What Causes Decades-Long Marriages to Fail After so Many Years

Once children leave home, an unhappy marriage is more clearly exposed as such and, while thoughts of losing the family home or financial security once held women back, many now feel able to look after themselves, having had their own careers.

The survey says that over the past five years the divorce rate for the 50s ...

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