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. The nature of relationships with married people is that they 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.