Successful Aging: What happens when one partner retires and the other keeps working

Q.  I am a real estate appraiser and recently married a retired man who also is widowed. I plan to continue working and do much of my work at home. Any tips on how to manage this working-woman and retired-man relationship? J.F.
Dear J.F.
Consider yourself a pioneer. You are part of a growing phenomenon that is part of the new retirement. Today, two-career couples often are retiring at different times.
Since the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935, the decision of when to retire