re: Did you grow up without divorced parents?

Yep parents still married as are my wife’s. I know there is a statistic somewhere that says 50% of all marriages end in divorce but it’s only like 20% of first marriages. I’ll look and see if I can’t find the stat.

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WF-Lawyers Link

Ok so not 20% but 40%. This site has a frick ton of stats on divorce. Pretty interesting.

My parents have been married for 58 years. They could have got divorced but stuck it out and worked at it. My wife’s parents are two of the most dysfunctional people you’ll ever meet. Her mother’s been married twice and her father has been married 6 times! I can say her fathers last marriage has lasted 21 years which is also how long my wife and I have been married.

Parents split at 17, and the repercussions are still apparent (I’m 34)

Mine stayed together but it was not a pleasant situation.

My parents never divorced eiher.

Certainly not the norm.

Parents divorced when I was young. Like one year old. Always wondered if I was the tipping point for them. I have no memory of my mom and dad together.

In the end I realized my dad gave unconditional love. Mom remarried when I was 3 and always seemed to put new husband above us.

The court gave custody to mom. But me and my two brothers ended up moving to dad's when we was old enough.

Family court is a abomination. Equality my arse.

ETA Dad remarried as well

Parents not divorced

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Parents divorced when I was young. Like one year old.

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I'm sorry.

Yes, my parents didn’t get divorced until I was 24 years old. I had a violent upbringing though my dad was an unapologetic, unabashed, unreconstructed, misanthropic, southerner. He beat me like a snare drum until I was a sophomore in HS. I’d of preferred to have just been raised by my mom because she’s a wholesome, kind hearted, sincere, Christian.

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Mom and dad were married for 60 years. True soul mates, partners, and best friends.
I don’t know if the type of relationship they had is even possible today.

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Of course it’s possible. Crimminy, don’t be so melodramatic.

My wife and I have been together since 1979, married in 1985. We raised 4 kids, the youngest of whom is 28. We’re both turning 58 this summer and spend tons of time together. I treasure her, and I’m certain she feels the same. We met on her 17th birthday when I was still 16, so we surely did not have the wisdom to make a wise selection, but due to serendipity, it was a great match and we were complimentary personalities. I know two other couples who have almost identical stories.

In 15 years we’ll be 73 and celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary with our grown grandkids. That’s assuming China doesn’t hatch another killer Rona.