The number of older Americans living alone is on the rise. Nearly 16 million people aged 65 and older in the US lived solo in 2022, three times as many who lived alone in that age group in the 1960s. And as Baby Boomers age, that number is expected to grow even more, raising big questions about the country’s future.

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    Imagine that, assholes used to treating others like shit get what’s coming for them when they do it to their spouses

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      Get what’s coming to them?

      Get…what?

      The article isn’t describing a bad thing happening to a generation. It’s describing a shift in culture

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        Ah, feels like good ol’ reddit in here, doesn’t it? Nobody reading the article and just posting their stupid take based on the headline alone.

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      No, everybody loves them!

      It’s awesome how their “Strong Christian Heterosexual Marriages” they were do paranoid to defend fell apart as soon as their wives had to put up with them in person. Having had to deal with them in the workforce my whole life, I actually feel bad for their wives.

      Boomers delusion is incredible, Florida is just going to turn into a living hell.

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        WTF are you talking about? Are non hetero marriages more stable over decades? Too soon to know. And why are you singling out Christians?

        Now replace “boomers” in your comment with “blacks” and reread it.

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          A: boomers aren’t a race

          2: boomers have been in charge for the last 20 odd years while the country has been in a state of pretty much total collapse.

          And finally I’m not saying non-hetero Marriages are more stable, I’m saying many people claimed they were the only legitimate ones.