http://www.firstwivesworld.com/relevant-news/maureen-dempsey/the-midlife-crisis-new-cause-divorce Comments for "The Midlife Crisis: New Cause Of Divorce" en http://www.firstwivesworld.com/relevant-news/maureen-dempsey/the-midlife-crisis-new-cause-divorce <p>A midlife crisis is the cause for:</p><b> a)</b> a shiny new sports car in the driveway<br /><b> b)</b> your husband’s suspicious fascination with the new (younger) girl at work<br /><b> c)</b> a divorce<br /><b> d)</b> all of the above<br /> <p>If you answered &quot;d,&quot; you are correct! We all know that the first two answers are no-brainers, but a recent article in the <a href="http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/relationships/story/0,,2259629,00.html" target="_blank">Guardian</a> newspaper reported that growing numbers of divorcing couples in the U.K. are citing &quot;midlife crisis&quot; as a cause for separation.</p><p>&quot;Midlife crisis&quot; ranks second, just behind extramarital affairs, for reasons for filing and has risen from just 2% in 2006 to 14% for 2007.</p><p>Bonus fact: In 93% of midlife cases, the man was the one having the crisis. Surprise, surprise!<br /><br /> </p> http://www.firstwivesworld.com/relevant-news/maureen-dempsey/the-midlife-crisis-new-cause-divorce#comments divorce divorce community divorce information divorce news divorce polls divorce statistics Money and Finance All Things Legal Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:15:24 -0500 Maureen Dempsey 5615 at http://www.firstwivesworld.com