162: 3 Secrets for Preventing an Empty Nest Divorce? [+Statistics]

The Empowered Wife Podcast: Marriage Help with Laura Doyle

Laura Doyle

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🗓️ 27 December 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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When your kids leave home to spread their wings, it’s exciting! And bittersweet. It’s exactly what you raised them to do but also a letdown because you won’t get to see them as much and they no longer need you as much—which is great but can leave you feeling empty. 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. While the divorce rate among those 65 and up has tripled in recent decades, nearly two-thirds of couples actually become closer after the kids move out. So how do you become part of that group? On today’s episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we’re talking about 3 secrets for even greater intimacy as an empty nester.

Plus, after 35 years of marriage, Basya’s husband relapsed in his addiction and ran up a huge debt. She thought her only option was to resign herself to the situation, but then she discovered a power within herself that changed everything. Today they enjoy warmth and affection, and just when she thinks things can’t get better, they do. She’s going to tell us what she did so you can do it too.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Empowered Wife podcast where it's all about fixing your marriage without your man's conscious effort so that you feel desired, taken care of, and special, even if it feels completely hopeless.
0:23.3	I'm Laura Doyle, and today I'm talking about three secrets
0:26.8	for preventing an empty nest divorce,
0:29.7	including the statistics.
0:32.3	My guest, Bassia, thought the only option for her marriage was to work on accepting things, to resign herself to the situation that after 35 years of marriage, her husband had had a relapse in his addiction and run up a huge debt.
0:48.4	But then she discovered a power within her that changed everything and today there's warmth and affection in her marriage.
0:56.7	She says that just when she thinks things can't get better, they do.
1:05.6	She's going to tell us what she did so you can do it too.
1:10.0	That's coming up, but first let's talk about three secrets for preventing an empty nest divorce, including the statistics.
1:13.0	When your kids leave home to spread their wings, it's exciting and it's bittersweet.
1:19.0	It's what you raise them to do, but there's also a letdown because you don't get to see them as much and they no longer need you as much which is great but can leave you feeling empty.
1:32.0	If co-parenting was a big part of the glue that kept your marriage together, then the new
1:37.6	quiet in the house can feel sad, especially if your marriage is struggling.
1:43.0	According to the Pew Research Center, among those ages 65 and older,
1:48.0	the divorce rate has roughly tripled since 1990,
1:53.4	reaching six people per 1,000 married persons in 2015.
1:59.8	But a survey from 55 places, which is a retirement community website, found that 63% of empty
2:07.5	nesters become closer to their spouse after the kids move out. On top of that, 58% said they become more intimate with their partner.
2:17.0	So, how do you become one of the empty nesters who feels closer and has even more intimacy than when the kids were underfoot.
2:27.0	Here are three ways and you can use them before, during, or after your nest is empty.
2:35.0	Number one, celebrate your accomplishment.
2:38.0	I hear about marriages where the only reason they're still together
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