WHY ARE BABY BOOMERS EXPERIENCING A SURGE IN DIVORCES?
Divorce rates shift as every generation comes and passes. People are getting divorced whether they drop, spike, or plateau.
And as of 2022, the era with the highest divorce rate, perhaps unsurprisingly, is the baby boomer group
According to recent divorce surveys, between 1990 and 2012, the divorce rate amongst boomers had more than doubled compared to the previous twelve years.
Even today, the boomer generation – now 65 years or over – divorce rate has gone on to triple. We look at 8 reasons why.
BOOMERS ARE THE LARGEST DEMOGRAPHIC
THEY CHALLENGED SOCIAL STANDARDS & NORMS
THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS MARITAL VALUES SHIFTED
WOMEN BEGAN EARNING THEIR OWN INCOME
LESS STIGMA
SWIPE UP FOR ALL THE REASONS