In 2016 about 40 percent of couples divorced around 60 years old, meaning they have spent a maximum of 40 years together leaving room for children and grandchildren to develop in the family (Canham S., Mahmood A., Stott S., Sixsmith J., and O’Rourke N. 2014). Young children learn to become more understanding with it since the separation is something they grow to see it as normal. Yet, for older children it becomes a huge life changed since they were raised with both parents actively there. A 31 years old female, Rachel King, is dealing with the recent separation of her parents and she states that she, “Is the one having to act like the adult and parent in my parent’s situation.” There are very few articles explaining the reasoning and statistics
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Therefore, showing the statistics of how this is becoming to grow as a more common occurrence. Along with the age of divorce growing it is causes younger adults to have to understand how to react to this changing factor. Another article did a research study interviewing 10 divorcees at an average age of 63. They explained that the reasoning for the late-life divorces are caused by the complexity of preserving a long term relationship. Yet the outcome of waiting so long to execute the divorce process has cause many of these severe heath issues and financial …show more content…
Looking at a study, second and third divorces have a higher likeliness of failing, leading to an acceptance of divorce as an elder since they have been watching their peers frequently go through their experiences of divorce. Also, with the woman’s work force now almost equivalent with male’s older woman who have been more financially stable to leave their spouses and support themselves effortlessly. As to when they were younger, looking at their parents where the man solemnly supported the
Therefore, showing the statistics of how this is becoming to grow as a more common occurrence. Along with the age of divorce growing it is causes younger adults to have to understand how to react to this changing factor. Another article did a research study interviewing 10 divorcees at an average age of 63. They explained that the reasoning for the late-life divorces are caused by the complexity of preserving a long term relationship. Yet the outcome of waiting so long to execute the divorce process has cause many of these severe heath issues and financial …show more content…
Looking at a study, second and third divorces have a higher likeliness of failing, leading to an acceptance of divorce as an elder since they have been watching their peers frequently go through their experiences of divorce. Also, with the woman’s work force now almost equivalent with male’s older woman who have been more financially stable to leave their spouses and support themselves effortlessly. As to when they were younger, looking at their parents where the man solemnly supported the