{"id":15220,"date":"2023-03-01T23:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T07:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/?p=15220"},"modified":"2023-12-20T22:33:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T06:33:52","slug":"preventing-an-empty-nest-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/preventing-an-empty-nest-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Secrets for Preventing an Empty Nest Divorce [+Statistics]"},"content":{"rendered":"

When your kids leave home to spread their wings, it\u2019s exciting!<\/p>\n

And bittersweet.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s what you raised them to do but also a letdown because you won\u2019t get to see them as much and they no longer need you as much, which can leave you feeling empty.<\/p>\n

If co-parenting was a big part of the glue that kept your marriage together, then the new quiet in the house can feel sad, especially if your marriage is struggling.<\/p>\n

Over a third of all divorces in America are among those aged 55+, the U.S. Census found in 2021. That\u2019s over double any other age group!<\/p>\n

But the retirement community 55 Places<\/a> found that 63% of empty nester couples actually grow closer after the kids move out.<\/p>\n

On top of that, 58 percent said they become more intimate with their partner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So how do you become one of the empty nesters who feel closer and have even more intimacy than when the kids were underfoot?<\/p>\n

Here are three ways, which you can use before, during or after your nest is empty:<\/p>\n

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