Retired Husband Syndrome

The Retired Husband Syndrome (Eng. "Retired Husband Syndrome" ) is a description of the social situation that affects the wives busy men in their retirement.

Social background

In many industrialized societies, it is now necessary and common for a spouse a significant proportion of its life outside the home spends to pursue his employment. For the pure working still the journey to work, as well as ancillary activities, such as company sports, business trips, and off-duty activities added.

As a result of these long absences occur in the affected families to an increasing alienation. The other family members adjust their lives to the situation.

Problem

Due to the strong involvement of the husband into working life shall lose the necessary social skills in order to re-integrate into the family at retirement. As a result of stress occurring as it may, rarely even lead to heart problems for the wife to back pain, asthma, depression.

Follow

The characteristics of the Retired Husband Syndrome put a considerable strain on the marriage dar. studies in Japan have shown that the divorce rate has risen significantly among pensioners there in recent years. It is believed that one reason for this phenomenon is the Retired Husband Syndrome is.