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My dear Hurricane, the only thing 100% sure in life is death. That's it. Anything else, you will have to trust your instincts, proceed with caution and continue to be as prepared as you can for what comes your way.
You forgot taxes.
I agree, though. There are no guarantees and nobody gets married thinking they will divorce someday.
People need to just be responsible and really think about what it is they want. I would say more people need to think about the worst case scenario. What if you have a kid and end up getting divorced? Can you provide for yourself and your child? Are you really up to the challenges of parenthood and possibly single parenthood? Are you financially, mentally and emotionally stable enough to be responsible for another life? I suppose that's asking too much, though.
My parents were married for exactly four years, and lived together maybe two(?).
I was actually conceived during one of their make-up sessions.
They divorced when I was two.
I spent the rest of my life hearing how crappy the one parent was from the other. Gee Mom and Dad, thanks!
My parents were married for 46 years until my Father died last year. I spent 18 years learning how to live with a man who is selfish, rude, demanding, moody and difficult. I then spent the next 18 years living with my own version of my Father.
I'll read it later; I posted this out of anger. You'd think the whole headache of your parents divorcing would end once the judge pronounces them former husband and wife, but nope it sticks around for, well, as long as it wants to.
How old are you? Are you always this whiny?
The headache will hang around as long as YOU allow it to affect you.
Move on with you life. It's so annoying to see grown adults still blame their parents for their problems.
Sigh. Yet another person who thinks divorce is some random event that just happens to you like getting struck by lightning. The 50% divorce rate doesn't mean your marriage has a 50% chance of ending.
Im not jumping on the omg divorce is 50 percent so my marriage is like a flip of a coin bandwagon. I am implying that right now in America there are social, and economic pressures that lead to divorce. Divorce is more likely to happen to you now then in the past. Whether or not this applies to you is your own opinion. I believe that environments affect people, that is all I am saying. Does that mean I think I will get divorced 50 percent? No, my chances are better then that due to many factors. But is it more likely I get divorced now then a hundred years ago? Yes.
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Yeah, because people can't be trusted to figure things out for themselves. No, they need to appeal to religion to define their rolls for them Here's a novel idea. How bout the husband and wife come up their own set of rules?
I was saying my opinion. Your free to exercise your freedom and decide the rules for yourself. It has worked for many people and theres no reason for you to knock it just because you rather do it another way.
I think the real question is not just divorce but unhappy marriages as well. If you add them together is it really worse than the past? I think its just difficult to compare sometimes due to lack of studies in the past.
Most people shouldn't have kids, period. The earth is overpopulated. Human life is cheap. Okay, maybe one child per couple, 1.5 maximum.
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