Now more than ever, men are living longer and retiring earlier. As a result, more and more couples are faced with years of being together 24 hours a day. For some, this is the fulfillment of a dream. For others, it is a nightmare of added responsibilities and increasing irritations. In Coping With Your Husband's Retirement, women from all walks of life candidly discuss the joys, challenges, and frustrations involved in having a husband at home full time. Written with sensitivity and understanding, this invaluable guide offers information on: -doing things together and separately -avoiding friction over finances -staying healthy adjusting to major moves and new environments -planning travel Authors Roslyn Friedman and Annette Nussbaum believe that through knowledge, negotiation, and communication, marriages can improve, rather than flounder, after retirement. Coping With Your Husband's Retirement can help you prepare for your golden years and make them a time of joy and renewed love. Roslyn Friedman lives half of each year in a retirement community in Southern California, where she observes first hand the problems, adjustments, and rewards women experience when their husbands retire. Annette Nussbaum has been a media consultant in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. She hosted a talk show on a Chicago radio station for 4 years and was the primary researcher for an NBC TV program on careers after retirement.

ISBN: 0671547194