Discussion: I am a 55-year-old woman and mother of two grown children. I got divorced a few months ago, after 30 years of a bad marriage, and I am happy alone. For me, I do not need a relationship! I fulfill my sexual needs with a married friend.

Divorce after a lousy relationship provides a sense of release, but some also feel emptiness. You have found a sexual solution, but it is not necessarily accompanied by love. Relationships with married people are not stable over time unless there is an emotional and practical commitment to living together. A good and long-lasting relationship has a significant social, health, economic, and even impact on life expectancy.