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I would like to hear from people who divorced very late in life. How did you manage telling friends/family? Steps you took to prepare yourself. How did you know it was time to leave?

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I'm sorry for whatever situation is causing you to divorce. Is it related to caregiving? If not, then this isn't the right forum to find the best support.
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Can you share what is causing you to consider this? That will help others to offer guidance and thoughts
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Are you considering divorce because of the demands for care that your spouse is putting on you? Is dementia involved, and does it include anger at you? What are the alternatives to separation and divorce, and why wouldn’t they work? All these things bring a ‘grey divorce’ into the scope of this site, so please explain a bit more.
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If you are suffering from intense burnout, I empathize with you as I have been sole caregiver for my husband for 2 yrs. And as much as everyone talks about concern for us caregivers, it seems like all talk and no real caring as we are expected to not take care of our own emotional health, sacrificing constantly. As a woman who needs emotional relationship with a nice man, I have an online man who gives me strength and understanding that helps me beyond words. He is giving me a lifeline to be motivated to take care of myself and feel emotionally balanced. Anyone can judge me (and believe me, a few in my family are judging me harshly, but this is like putting on an O2 mask so I can be a good caregiver!
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