Five Challenges Couples Face in Retirement
And what you need to do for a fulfilling retirement together
Navigating the transition from working full-time to retirement can be difficult for everyone. However, couples face additional challenges that the single retiree doesn’t even consider.
One of the symptoms of these challenges is the increase in gray divorce. If you have not heard about gray divorce, it is a divorce that occurs after the age of 50, following a long marriage.
According to a USA Today article, the divorce rate for people over the age of 55 has doubled since 1990.
In this article, I will identify the unique challenges that couples face as they enter retirement.
Adjusting to increased time together
This was one of my biggest concerns after deciding to retire in 2021. Even though my life as an insurance agent has not changed very much, our time together has. Before COVID-19, I would leave the house every morning and head to my office. I would then return home around 5:30.
Throughout COVID-19, I kept my office. But when we left North Carolina, we found ourselves together 24 hours a day. Spending all that time together was both a joy and a challenge for us. The challenges were especially…
