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The dilemma of repartnering — considerations of older men and women entering new intimate relationships in later life
Author(s)	Jenny de Jong Gierveld
Journal title	Ageing International, vol 27, no 4, Fall 2002
Pages	pp 61-78
Keywords	Divorced persons ; Widows ; Widowers ; Older men ; Older women ; Marital status ; Social surveys ; Netherlands.
Annotation	A significant percentage of men and women aged 50+ attain new partner relationships after divorce or widowhood. Partner relationships investigated in this article include remarriage, unmarried cohabitation, and Living Apart Together (LAT). Drawing on the Dutch NESTOR-LSN (Living Arrangements and Social Networks) survey data for 4,494 subjects as well as in-depth re-interviewing with 46 repartnered older people, this article examines older people's main considerations in the decision making process leading to remarriage, a consensual union, or a LAT relationship. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-030430214 A
Classmark	SOJ: SP: SPA: BC: BD: SLM: 3F: 76H
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