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15 November 2007 10:35
Why have I had enough of my husband after all these years of marriage?
By Yours Relationship Expert
Increasingly, say counsellors, women in their 50’s are becoming disillusioned and striking out on their own. As one (anonymous) woman put it: ‘Bigamy is having one husband too many. Monogamy is the same.’
Yours agony aunt Denise Knowles says: “A lot of women have jobs and are experiencing all sorts of things, but are married to husbands who are ready to retire. They want someone as interested in life as they are. They want them to show an interest – maybe as they have in his career – and often it isn’t forthcoming.”
Some people try counselling, while others try to work it out for themselves. Denise says: “Don’t go in with all guns blazing, because that will put him on the defensive. But it’s important to talk about what you need, because you’ve probably suppressed it for years. Ask yourself what part you’ve played and what you can do. Then work towards making changes in the relationship to make it more enjoyable. If after all the agonising you do decide to leave, it can still be fraught with pain.” Adult children suffer during a divorce too. “They think, ‘If it could happen to my Mum and Dad, it can happen to anyone’,” says Denise. “In some cases, the children become the parents for a while, their loyalties can be severely tested.”
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03 June 2011 12:25
abbylays says
Most women in their 50s or older said the top killers of their marriages were physical or emotional abuse, infidelity, and drug or alcohol abuse—and they put almost all of the blame on their ex-husbands. Abby - contracts for difference consultant
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20 April 2011 10:23
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