The Change is causing big changes in marriages.

While the divorce rate overall has been steadily declining over the past few decades, divorce among adults aged 50 and older is rising.

As women go through menopause, some feel as though getting help for their symptoms, helping their partner understand menopause and talking with friends about it can help improve relationships.

Others, however, believe that menopause gives them the clarity to leave their relationship.

When Melissa McClure went through perimenopause, the period of time leading up to menopause, she experienced hot flashes and lack of sleep — and her husband’s negative state of mind started to bother her.

She and her husband had been together for 14 years, but she started to feel unappreciated as a wife and stepmother. P

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