> boomers had financial freedom to take the risk that it wouldn't work out I think this isn't really all that fair. Especially for early boomers (people ~75yo

> boomers had financial freedom to take the risk that it wouldn't work out I think this isn't really all that fair. Especially for early boomers (people ~75yo now), women were very economically vulnerable. There were limited career opportunities for women overall and discrimination against divorced women was common. (Marital status discrimination was and in much of the US still is legal -- the discrimination didn't need to be subtle at the time.)