Divorce Among Baby Boomers

A recent study by Bowling Green State University shows that divorce rates among couples over the age of fifty have more than doubled during the past twenty years. A few contributing factors have been identified, a major one being the baby boomers’ changing views on marriage. Baby boomers matured in the more liberated 1970’s when views on marriage were changing drastically from those their parents held. Prioritizing self-fulfillment rather than “sticking it out,” couples over fifty can expect to live at least another twenty years. They expect to do so happily, whether that means staying married or not.Read the entire article here: Baby boomer divorce rate doubles