Article Why ‘walkaway wives’ are leading the charge in midlife divorce
Article Why ‘walkaway wives’ are leading the charge in midlife divorce
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https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/love-sex/marriage/women-midlife-divorce-b2868372.html
Quote:A new report shows that more women than ever are walking away from their marriages because they have ‘just had enough’. But, while husbands are left in shock after an ‘out-of-the-blue’ divorce, Flic Everett discovers, it is a very different story for their wives
Quote:Rather than put up and shut up, women in midlife are realising that there’s more to life than a grumpy or self-interested husband, and voting with their feet. While men used to initiate more divorces – the classic midlife crisis where they ran off with a younger woman – this has shifted over the past few years. Today, women are as likely to start divorce proceedings, especially in midlife. And more than ever, this is coming out of the blue for their comfortable husbands who had assumed everything was just ticking along nicely.
Quote:The “walkaway wife” phenomenon has been confirmed by a new report. Findings from the law firm Mishcon de Reya, wealth management company Julius Baer, and the midlife community platform NOON show that women are often calling the shots based on nothing more than simply having ‘had enough’.
Nearly 50 per cent of divorces are now being instigated by women, with 56 per cent of them saying they would end a marriage simply because they felt unhappy. Whereas another man or woman entering the scene used to be a triggering factor for divorce, 64 per cent of female respondents said they ended their marriages for reasons other than infidelity. A significant 23 per cent of women reported that falling out of love was at the root of their desire to split, and 11 per cent simply didn’t want to spend the rest of their life with someone with whom they’d grown apart.
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Independent, November 20 2025
https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/love-sex/marriage/women-midlife-divorce-b2868372.html
Quote:A new report shows that more women than ever are walking away from their marriages because they have ‘just had enough’. But, while husbands are left in shock after an ‘out-of-the-blue’ divorce, Flic Everett discovers, it is a very different story for their wives
Quote:Rather than put up and shut up, women in midlife are realising that there’s more to life than a grumpy or self-interested husband, and voting with their feet. While men used to initiate more divorces – the classic midlife crisis where they ran off with a younger woman – this has shifted over the past few years. Today, women are as likely to start divorce proceedings, especially in midlife. And more than ever, this is coming out of the blue for their comfortable husbands who had assumed everything was just ticking along nicely.
Quote:The “walkaway wife” phenomenon has been confirmed by a new report. Findings from the law firm Mishcon de Reya, wealth management company Julius Baer, and the midlife community platform NOON show that women are often calling the shots based on nothing more than simply having ‘had enough’.
Nearly 50 per cent of divorces are now being instigated by women, with 56 per cent of them saying they would end a marriage simply because they felt unhappy. Whereas another man or woman entering the scene used to be a triggering factor for divorce, 64 per cent of female respondents said they ended their marriages for reasons other than infidelity. A significant 23 per cent of women reported that falling out of love was at the root of their desire to split, and 11 per cent simply didn’t want to spend the rest of their life with someone with whom they’d grown apart.
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