退休後不再需要每日外出上班,孩子也長大成人,離開家獨立生活。此時,個人時間變得充裕,不少人感覺與另一半沒有共同語言,於是決定離婚,重新尋找幸福。如今,「銀髮離婚」不再罕見,但最新研究顯示,「銀髮離婚」有損健康。
It may feel like a new lease of life, but those who divorce in their latter years and move into another relationship are seriously risking their health.
人到晚年與伴侶離婚,跨入一段新戀情,這看起來像是翻開了人生的新篇章,但卻會給健康帶來很大風險。
Research shows so-called 'silver splitters' are less likely to survive a heart attack than those who remained wed.
研究顯示,與婚姻穩定的老年人群相比,「銀髮離婚者」患心臟病後更不易痊癒。
Much of this comes down to the spouse nag factor – which it turns out actually keeps us fitter.
這大多是因為沒有了配偶的嘮叨,而配偶的嘮叨其實會讓我們更健康。
A wife, for instance, is more likely to pester her man to go to the doctor, take medication, exercise and stay off the booze and cigarettes.
比如妻子更可能不厭其煩地讓丈夫去看醫生,吃藥,鍛鍊身體,以及遠離菸酒。
A new partner in later life, however, is less likely to exert the same 'social control' in the first eight years of a second marriage.
而再婚後的頭八年時間裡,新伴侶不太可能這樣「管住你」。
(中國日報網英語點津 yaning)