Hargreaves Lansdown<\/a> , says: \u201cYou might have thought that once you\u2019ve lived with your spouse for a few decades, you\u2019ll have learned to put up with their most irritating habits. But apparently not. <\/p>\n\u201cWhile divorce rates have been falling among some groups in recent years, they\u2019ve been on the rise among the over-55s.\u201d<\/p>\n
When you are older, you have far more to lose financially when a relationship breaks up. You build up more savings, pensions and belongings, and after the split you have far less time to put things right.<\/p>\n