I heard an interesting story tonight on BBC about how baby boomers in Japan are now spending more time with their spouses than ever before as they head into retirement.

Shame and money have always big issues for Japanese women who initiate 75% of all divorces in their country. But a recent change to a pension law in Japan will allow women who divorce eligibility to receive up to half of their husband’s pension plans. Experts anticipate between the new plan and retirement there will be a spike in the number of divorces in Japan.

I wonder if the same trend is occurring here in the U.S. among baby boomers. Are couples spending too much time together now that they are retired? Are they getting along as they did when at least one of the spouses was working full-time?