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We got a few emails about today's segment on divorce and break-ups among older adults. Here are a couple:

My parents divorced after almost 49 years, both in their 70's. There were many factors, but I can tell you that my mother wanted to leave my father in 1968, and should have then, but was not comfortable with the thought of being a single mother at that time, in the society of the time. One issue was, for example, that the term "day care" was not even invented. So later on, as money issues became more critical and she knew she needed to protect her few assets from him, and as she knew society would not look at her askance and that my sister and I would help her if she needed it, she finally did it. --S.

to the lady who wanted to tell her children about the father's girlfriend, tell HIM he must tell them or else she would. it's his decision to split, it's his responsibility to tell the kids the truth. i've been there and done that! --E.

Also, to everyone tuning in for the "Shades of Gray" segment on hair dye we promoted for today's show: Tune in later this week. It was pre-empted by the President's press conference.