Does retirement make the heart grow fonder? Canadian Retirees Have an Answer

Subtopics: Marriage & Retirement • Care Giving

In only half of the marriages of Canadian retirees do both spouses share the same vision for retirement. For more than one-third, retirement made marriage seem closer.

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According to the TD Waterhouse Couples and Retirement poll, 51% of Canadian retirees say they had no idea, or only a vague idea, of what they wanted their retirement to look like and of those Canadian retirees who are married or in a common-law relationship, only half had the same vision for their retirement as their partner.

Nineteen percent say there is conflict in their relationship because they have different retirement dreams. The Poll also found that 34% of Canadian retirees who are married or in a common-law relationship say that they are closer than ever because now they get to spend more time together.

Topic: Family Issues

Subtopics: Marriage & Retirement • Care Giving