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Old 06-23-2017, 12:53 PM   #21
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Whooohhh! All this talk makes me feel so blessed to still be married to the same person for almost 50 years. Sure is a lot cheaper - and simpler. YMMV
I know you mean well, but for people that have had a divorce forced on them, it is a little like dropping by the amputee ward to show everyone your new shoes. It takes two to marry, but only one to divorce.
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I know you mean well, but for people that have had a divorce forced on them, it is a little like dropping by the amputee ward to show everyone your new shoes. It takes two to marry, but only one to divorce.
And don't forget about the people that stay in unfulfilling marriages for decades because of "the kids". There are lots of those.
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I know you mean well, but for people that have had a divorce forced on them, it is a little like dropping by the amputee ward to show everyone your new shoes. It takes two to marry, but only one to divorce.
If I gave offense it was unintentional and I do apologize.
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And don't forget about the people that stay in unfulfilling marriages for decades because of "the kids". There are lots of those.
Until we got kids, DW and I always said we were staying together for the cats. It was mazing how the dynamic changed after kids came along. I'm sure we would have stayed together for the kids had divorce been on the horizon. YMMV
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And don't forget about the people that stay in unfulfilling marriages for decades because of "the kids". There are lots of those.
My parents said for years that they stayed together because of an agreement "Whomever asks for the divorce gets the kids"! When we were all out of the house, it changes to "Whomever asks for the divorce gets Mother (my grandmother)".

Don't know if it was the reason, but they were married for 53 years when my father passed away.
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