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At Relate we understand that although getting to 50 might be a great feeling, it can also get mixed up with worries like children leaving home, staying attractive to a partner, dealing with elderly parents and sometimes even a feeling of 'is this it'?
- Getting to know each other again
- Both being at home all the time
- Dealing with sudden empty nest
- Feeling redundant or not needed
- Struggling with ailing parents or relatives
- Money worries
- Leading separate lives
- Rekindling your sex life
Some couples look forward to retirement. Not everyone does
- Missing the structure of work
- Loss of identity
- Missing social aspects of work
- Renegotiating your relationship roles
- Dealing with long term health issues
- Rebuilding after an affair
- Separating later in life
- Meeting a new partner later in life