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According to Census Bureau as reported by the New York Times, of the 57 million American women 45 and up, nearly half — 25 million — are unmarried, outnumbering entire populations of countries such as North Korea, Taiwan, and Australia. There are several reasons for this: American women marry later, their divorce rate is high, and, those who are married are likely to outlive their mates. As a result, American women are now likely to spend more years single than with a partner. In addition, it seems there are more women today age 40 and over who have never been married, or are divorced or widowed, ever before in the history of the United States.
“While it’s true that many partner-less women are poor, many are not. These women are financially independent and savvy, and have greater expectations for their relationships than their mothers or grandmothers did. If we do find someone to share our lives with, we want compassion, true partnership and feelings of appreciation and respect,” says baby-boomer relationship guru, Nancy Michaels. “We want more from our relationships and we’re demanding it — or we’re opting to go without!”
If you’re surfing the internet with a glass of wine in hand on Saturday night — there’s a resource you’ll want to know about. On Saturday, December 8th, Nancy Michaels will be hosting an online radio broadcast on her website, MatchGoneWrong.com, which will give single women age 40 and older an opportunity to express their frustrations and their joys about being single on a Saturday night.
From 8pm – midnight EST, Nancy will be on call to discuss all the various ways that emotionally mature women are dealing with going solo post 40, and why we’ve chosen — or been forced to live with — that decision. Among our topics for discussion are how to:
Identify a support system as early in the separation process as possible
Become financially knowledgeable and responsible again
Make new friends and when your past social network is no longer available
Operate as a single parent and stay sane while doing it
View your single status as an asset
Identify warning signs of a pending match gone wrong
Please go to www.matchgonewrong.com any time before the broadcast to register for the show and log in and voice your opinion as to why you’re sleeping single in a bed fit for a Queen.
According to Michaels, “After feeling very alone and lonely on many nights following the break-up of my marriage, I felt there was a need to connect with other women who were experiencing similar issues.” She continues, “That’s why I decided to start a radio broadcast via the web to help other 40+ women connect with each other and offer advice, support and information about going it alone successfully.”
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I never realized the numbers were that high for unmarried women. But it does make some good points as to why that is happening.
I never realized that that many people are unmarried over the age of 40. I know that in my area it doesn’t seem that high.
Wow, like the two of you, I never knew that so many women were not married! Very interesting insights!
It’s amazing what the independence of women has done to social demographics. It also illustrates one of the reasons that so many countries, especially theocracies in the Middle East, see our social structure as dangerous. Males in those societies would lose the built in servant class they enjoy right now, and that American Males had available in previous decades.
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3Plus3, in Vancouver I know a lot of single women over 40. It’s quite a big market for her…
I think it’s also because she can relate to them because she is also single and most likely in the same age group.
SageMother, you got that one right. We are just not spending our times anymore slaving ourselves in front of the stove waiting for the mister to come in.
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