News that Bill and Melinda Gates were calling it quits after nearly 30 years of marriage came as a surprise to many — but perhaps not to marriage experts, who say that so-called "gray divorce" is a trend that's been on the rise. "People are saying, 'I'm 50 years old,...
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Bill and Melinda Gates Divorce Highlights Rise of Older-Age Splits
Before Covid, empty-nesters or new retirees had other activities to distract them from an unfulfilling relationship, says Susan Brown, a professor of sociology at Bowling Green State University who studies marriages and divorce. “The pandemic made them think...
A conversation with Jocelyn Elise Crowley on Gray Divorce, April 3
Join us on Tuesday, April 3 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. for a thought-provoking conversation about gray divorce between Jocelyn Elise Crowley and Carl Van Horn, Ph.D., Director of the Heldrich Center and Distinguished Professor of Public Policy. The conversation between...
Examining the rising phenomenon of gray divorce
Gray divorce—characterized as a divorce where one member of the couple is age 50 or older—has been becoming increasingly widespread in the United States. The divorce rate for the overall population has stabilized and even declined a bit over the past several decades....