Divorce isn’t just a young people thing anymore. A growing number of older adults, especially those over 50, are ending their marriages, even after being together for decades. Experts call […] The ...
In 2023, over 1.8 million Americans divorced. Additionally, a third of Americans who have ever been married have also experienced divorce.
The rate of “gray divorce” — typically defined as divorce between those 50 and up — doubled between 1990 and 2010. Nowadays, ...
As divorce rates for people over 50 have more than doubled since the 1990s, many women are finding themselves unexpectedly single at a stage of life they hadn't anticipated. According to an AARP ...
While divorce is on the decline overall, the number of divorces among people ages 50 and older has risen since the 1990s.
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How divorce redefined marriage

Divorce, once shrouded by shame and the tarnishing of one’s social reputation, has undergone a drastic makeover in the past four decades.
The refined divorce rate peaked at 22.6 divorces per 1,000 married women around 1980, according to an analysis by the Pew ...