More older couples in US are 'shacking up'

New York

IN MANY ways, the life that Karen Kanter and Stan Tobin share in Philadelphia sounds entirely typical. Both 75, they happily see movies and plays together, visit children and grandchildren, try new restaurants.

Mr Tobin, an accountant who maintains a small tax practice, makes time for a monthly men's group. A retired middle-school teacher, Ms Kanter hustles between book and art appreciation groups while volunteering and writing a historical novel.

He supported her through a successful breast cancer treatment years ago. She has been prodding him about putting on po…