"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."may be more true than suspected, especially in Japan where there are actual classes for how to deal with one's spouse upon retirement when both are stuck together after years of relatively separate lives. First on the list of DON'Ts is "no cruises."
Apparently this will only lead to divorce. "The number of divorces among couples married 20 or more years hit 42,000 in 2004, double what it was in 1985, while the number among those married over 30 years is four times higher, according to Japan's Health Ministry." In the past 20 years, the divorce rate for couples who've been married at least 31 years has quadroupled!
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