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Retirement. Florida. Golf. Boredom. What do these terms have in common? Not much, according to a mountain of recent studies of the lifestyles and demographics of aging baby-boomers. Today's "empty-nesters" are a more diverse group then ever before, taking advantage of their newly found free time and discretionary income. They're changing the way we think about the second half of life, living out their dreams and fulfilling life goals.
The notion that life after the children leave necessarily means loneliness and boredom has been swept away. That myth, it seems, grew from 1960s research on women being treated for depression, according to My Turn, a 1997 book by author Patricia Gottlieb Shapiro. Shapiro researched the lives of 45 women whose children had "left the nest" and discovered that most felt a sense of relief and freedom. Other scientific studies have found similar results.
Nearly one-third of America's population (75 million people) are considered "maturing baby-boomers", a very large and relatively affluent group that is looking for much more from the "after-family" years than rocking chairs and meals-on-wheels.