Your children will have a healthier relationship model
Children know when their parents don’t get along anymore. They feel the tension and animosity between their parents, no matter how much the adults try to hide it. Worse than that, science revealed that children tend to behave and repeat the same patterns they’ve witnessed in their parents, in their own relationships.
Divorcing when you are in your 40s means you still have time to show them there are other types of relationships, healthy and loving ones that build you up instead of bringing you down.
You’ll no longer have unrealistic expectations about love
The idea of committing yourself to a forever relationship created unrealistic expectations about what you have to do to make each other happy. The good thing about divorcing in your forties is that you’re mature enough to understand that you don’t have to rely on one person to satisfy your emotional and physical needs.
On that note, these 15 Tips to Get Back Into Dating As a Senior might be useful to you.
You’ll have more time to be creative
Being in a marriage can often take up all of your time, including your “me” time. Fortunately, a divorce in your 40s can come with a lot of free time to do whatever you want. According to researchers at the University of Buffalo spending time alone can help you rejuvenate your mind and boost your creativity.
