Years ago, the vast majority of couples who weren't happy in their relationship chose to remain married out of convenience or routine, a sense of familiarity, or for their children. This has changed in recent years for many Americans ages 50 and over
who are deliberately choosing to part ways. In fact, the divorce rate for Americans 50 and over has doubled since 1990.
Why Are More People Getting Divorced after 50?
After so many years of marriage, partners know each other at their best and, of course, at their worst. Many couples will have raised children together by this time and discovered things about one another they agree about and admire, as well as ways in which they completely disagree. One might think that, if any of these issues suggested incompatibility, a marriage would end long before a
couple was in their 50s or 60s. That's not the case anymore.
