Silver split divorces are rising faster than any other age group and the moment most couples point to is the same one. The kids leave. The house goes quiet. And in that quiet, a question shows up that was never there before. Not an emergency. Just a question that does not go away on its own.

In the 1990s, roughly one in nine or ten divorces involved couples over 50. Now it is one in four. Something shifted, and it was not that marriages got worse. It was that financial independence gave people a choice they did not previously have, and they started making it. Women especially.

Rediscovering yourself comes before rediscovering the relationship. That is where this conversation starts, and it is the one question worth sitting with before anything else: would you choose this person again today?

Topics: silver split, divorce over 50, empty nesters, relationship rebuilding, financial independence

GUEST: Dr. Laurie Betito | drlori.com

Originally aired on 2026-03-20

Silver split divorces are rising faster than any other age group and the moment most couples point to is the same one. The kids leave. The house goes quiet. And in that quiet, a question shows up that was never there before. Not an emergency. Just a question that does not go away on its own.
In the 1990s, roughly one in nine or ten divorces involved couples over 50. Now it is one in four. Something shifted, and it was not that marriages got worse. It was that financial independence gave people a choice they did not previously have, and they started making it. Women especially.
Rediscovering yourself comes before rediscovering the relationship. That is where this conversation starts, and it is the one question worth sitting with before anything else: would you choose this person again today?
Topics: silver split, divorce over 50, empty nesters, relationship rebuilding, financial independence
GUEST: Dr. Laurie Betito | drlori.com
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-03-20

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From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
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