Empty nests, midlife relationships, travel, friendships, purpose. The Life section reports on the parts of 40-60 that nobody trained anyone for — and the ones that turn out best.
The kids leave. The marriage either re-bonds or drifts. The career either re-launches or coasts. The data on the empty-nest decade — and why the ones who design it on purpose come out the strongest.
The data on couples who treat the empty-nest years as a second launch — not coast. Questions, money, intimacy, and the 3-year plan that actually sticks.
The five categories of friends, and which ones disappear in midlife unless you tend them. In testing.
The questions long-married couples are answering differently after the kids leave. Coming next month.
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