3rd
September 2019
It is a worrying trend that seniors
are ending their marriage after being together for decades (Divorces among seniors in Singapore going up, Sept, 2)
It is a sad reality that grey divorce
appears to be a new demographic trend, and this has accelerated in the 21st
century.
Getting married is easy, but staying
married is another matter entirely. Even
more challenging is staying committed to each other throughout the rest of
their lives.
The divorce experience is
emotionally and financially traumatic and includes a long list of psychological
side effects that so often leads to burnout.
Where there are adult children involved, the break up will wreak havoc as,
out of no choice, children will have to put their personal lives on hold to
handle difficult situations at home.
To help bring down grey divorce, it
would be useful to have programmes that helps couples value the marriage vows
which they took when they signed on the dotted line,
One way is to have the marriage
encounter programme for married seniors carried out every 5 years. These 10 to
12 sessions have proven effective in getting married couples to value the bonds
of marriage.
Testimonies from couples who have
stayed resilient throughout their marriage journey could be invited to share
their joyful experiences to motivate and inspire all attending.
Given that seniors may find it a
challenge to pay for the programmes, it will help a great deal if such sessions
can be fully sponsored or given subsidies by the organisers.
Raymond Anthony
Fernando
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