One in 10 baby boomers were divorced in the early 1990s, a rate
that has more than doubled since then, according to a 2012 study
by the Department of Sociology at Bowling Green State
University. At the time, researchers theorized that the higher
rate of divorce may have to do with the fact that boomers are
simply more likely to have had multiple marriages (research has
shown adults in their second and third marriages have a 150
percent greater chance of splitting up than first-timers). Along
with higher divorce rates, there are more boomers today who have
never married than ever before. Still, why all the fuss? As much
as Hollywood has romanticized the "Eat, Pray, Love" approach to
the midlife crisis, it turns out being single isn't all it's
cracked up to be. Per the study: "The absence of a spouse makes
unmarried Boomers, especially men, vulnerable because they are
less likely to have access to a reliable nearby form of social
support, including children. Moreover, unmarried Boomers are
more likely to need s