StarSilver: Love after retirement – Will you still need me when I’m 64?


Enjoying laughter together might help rekindle the flame in the marriage. Photos: 123rf.com

With the pandemic and several major global economic crises hitting in the last 25 years, it seems as though change is turbocharged. For seniors, grey divorce is a particularly hot topic.

In the 1970s and 80s, young people divorced but it was unusual to hear of pensioners splitting up. Today, it is not unusual to hear of 30-year marriages falling apart. So, how bad is it?

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