Monday, April 21, 2014
Recently the New York Times published an article on the timing of retirement for couples.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/22/your-money/coping-when-not-entering-retirement-together.html?_r=0
Let's face it - we no longer live in a world where the husband is the sole breadwinner and when he decides to retire the couple is "in retirement". Things have changed. Couples come in many forms and so does work . It seems highly unlikely that two people's individual passion for their work and their desire to pursue new interests would coincide at exactly the same time.
I certainly know that my "artist in residence" has no plans to retire - he says never. I totally understand that his need to continue to create does not diminish over time and may even intensify. In fact, as an artist often the value of your work appreciates in the more mature years of your career. I wouldn't want or expect my husband to retire just because I was planning to retire. It doesn't make sense. . However the impact of one partner retiring does impact the couple and not just financially .Retirement is a transition and a change in lifestyle for an individual and for a couple. .
Recently the New York Times published an article on the timing of retirement for couples.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/22/your-money/coping-when-not-entering-retirement-together.html?_r=0
Let's face it - we no longer live in a world where the husband is the sole breadwinner and when he decides to retire the couple is "in retirement". Things have changed. Couples come in many forms and so does work . It seems highly unlikely that two people's individual passion for their work and their desire to pursue new interests would coincide at exactly the same time.
I certainly know that my "artist in residence" has no plans to retire - he says never. I totally understand that his need to continue to create does not diminish over time and may even intensify. In fact, as an artist often the value of your work appreciates in the more mature years of your career. I wouldn't want or expect my husband to retire just because I was planning to retire. It doesn't make sense. . However the impact of one partner retiring does impact the couple and not just financially .Retirement is a transition and a change in lifestyle for an individual and for a couple. .
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