Navigating Retirement as a Couple: Shared Paths—Or Not?
Retirement: the golden years where time is finally yours—and, as it turns out, also very much your partner’s. After decades of navigating the daily grind, commuting, (maybe) parenting, and paying bills, you now find yourselves facing an unexpected question: what does life together look like… when you’re actually together all the time?
Welcome to the retirement chapter, where shared paths can be a joyride—or a roundabout with no exit sign. Here are five major shifts couples face when entering retirement, and how to steer through them without losing your cool (or your partner).