The fastest growing age group for divorce is in the over 55’s and recently I’ve had personal experience in why that’s the case.

After working on building sites and being a person rather than a woman, I had the awful experience (awful in my experience, not necessarily anyone else’s) of being viewed as “just a wife and mother”.

I chose – and was fortunate enough to be able to – stay at home and raise the four kids, but I found that the longer I was in that role, the less respect I received from others and the less confidence I had in myself.

Devoting yourself to others should be a role that gives us the highest respect, yet it isn’t. I’ve had several conversations with experts about the growing divorce rate of couples as they head towards retirement age is caused by the women realising that they’ve had enough of being treated like a second rate person. 

Unfortunately, it generally takes their husbands/partners completely by surprise because they’re in the space of, “well, she’s done this for years, why can’t she just carry on being happy with it?”

Listen and watch the episode and then let me know your thoughts and experiences.