26/03/2026
62% of UK divorces are initiated by women in their 40s, 50s and 60s.
Joe Warner says this lines up so closely with the perimenopause window that calling it coincidence takes some effort. What makes his perspective interesting is where he's coming from: 20 years in fitness media, former editor of Men's Fitness, someone who has spent his career writing about male physiology and performance.
When he went looking for a resource that explained menopause to men clearly and practically, there wasn't one. So he wrote it. 73% of women say menopause played some part in why their marriage broke down.
His book launched today: Burning Up, Frozen Out.