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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous](I know this is a hypothetical question.)

I am 56, DH will be 65 this year. Married for 26 years, no kids.

DH retired 2 years ago. I am still working, albeit part-time (I am a freelancer).

I intend to work for another 9 years at least (I enjoy my work a lot) so I will be 65 when I retire. DH will be 74 then.
 
I sometimes wonder if we will still be able to do fun things together once I retire. Things like going on vacations, outings, hiking, cycling, going to events, music festivals, etc. These are the things we're doing now, in between my work commitments.

Once I retire we will have all the time in the world and no responsibility towards children or grandchildren because we are childfree.
But will our health allow it? We are both healthy right now but who knows ...

My aunt and uncle are both 69, been married forever (they were high school sweethearts) and they both retired about 4 years ago. They do A LOT of fun outdoor activities together, like playing tennis (several days a week), cycling, walking, going on vacations. They have a large social circle. And they're still in their 60s.

By the time I plan to retire my DH will be in his mid 70s ... meaning while DH is in his 60s (and still healthy) I'll still be working.

Does anyone have a spouse with a 9 or 10 year age gap and do you still go out and do activities together in retirement?[/quote]

Wow boomer privilege to retire at 65, we really need to raise the age to 70 to coincide with life expectancy changes since as was created [/quote]

In 1935, when the social security pension system was implemented, significant differences in life expectancy ex- isted. Life expectancy at birth was 61.0 for white males and 65.0 for white females.

According to ssb.no, the medium life expectancy in the United States is 81.7 for men and 85.1 for women in 2024.

So the ss age should be raised to 81[/quote]

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