Contemporary Retirement
Retirement is changing. The type of retirement that their parents enjoyed is no longer enough for the baby boomer generation. Today’s retirees are younger, richer, fitter, healthier and better educated than previous generations of retirees. They also have much higher expectations. The aim of this blog is to help you get the vital, healthy, prosperous, productive and fulfilling retirement that you really want (and deserve).Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Powerful questions to ask yourself about your retirement - Part 2
If you have a partner, after you have asked the question, ‘What would my ideal retirement look and feel like?’, it would be prudent to also ask the question,
closely followed by,
The failure to develop a clear understanding of your own retirement expectations, the expectations of significant others and how to blend the two together can be a recipe for retirement disaster. For example, what is your definition of 'healthy togetherness' with your partner? And does your partner share that definition? How many interests do you share as a couple? Have any of those interests been 'forced' upon you as an individual? Are you still happy for that situation to continue?
If you and your partner are both due to retire at the same time, can you cope with suddenly spending large amounts of time together or will you be sick of the sight of each other within a fortnight? Are you likely to want to spend more time with your loved one than they are prepared to give? Do they have other plans for how they will spend their time and who they will spend it with?
Be aware that even couples who have happily rubbed along together for many years can by surprised by the effects that retirement can have upon their relationship.
What does my partner’s ideal retirement look and feel like?,
closely followed by,
Do the two match up?
The failure to develop a clear understanding of your own retirement expectations, the expectations of significant others and how to blend the two together can be a recipe for retirement disaster. For example, what is your definition of 'healthy togetherness' with your partner? And does your partner share that definition? How many interests do you share as a couple? Have any of those interests been 'forced' upon you as an individual? Are you still happy for that situation to continue?
If you and your partner are both due to retire at the same time, can you cope with suddenly spending large amounts of time together or will you be sick of the sight of each other within a fortnight? Are you likely to want to spend more time with your loved one than they are prepared to give? Do they have other plans for how they will spend their time and who they will spend it with?
Be aware that even couples who have happily rubbed along together for many years can by surprised by the effects that retirement can have upon their relationship.
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