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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 01:59 PM Original message |
Does Divorce Run In Families? |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. Supposedly yes |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I've heard "starter marriage" myself. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 04:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. my "starter" relationship lasted 30 years. |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. So I've read. |
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Left_Winger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. Our parents were together for 32 years till death did them part |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Out of curiosity |
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Left_Winger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Come to think of it, yes; they both were. |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I ask because |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 06:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
39. That's interesting. Here's how my family works out: |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. They say so. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. It happens (but oftentimes, you don't even notice it) |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. That's frightening. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. People change. Relationships change. Such is life. |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. That just still seems so....Strange. |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 03:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. don't jump into it. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 04:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. Living together doesn't mean you'll stay married, though |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 05:42 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I'd still recommend it for a few years. |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 04:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
30. It can happen in a numer of ways... |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. It runs in my family. |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. 5 marriages??? |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 05:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
37. Yes, my father was married once before he met my mother. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
11. I don't know. |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. I think picking S.O.'s who are not good for you runs in families |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
15. I imagine that some people stay in "bad" marriages for cultural reasons |
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catmandu57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
18. Dr. Judith Wallerstein |
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miss_american_pie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
19. I guess it would depend on what was modeled |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 04:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
33. You make a great point |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
20. My parents and my wife's parents are very much married. |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
21. My Mom inquired as to my sexual orientation when I was 32 and |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
22. I think it's more acceptable perhaps |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
24. Not if they don't get married. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
25. I'd imagine that being from a divorced family would weaken the taboo... |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 05:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. That's true. Since I come from a very much divorced family, |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
26. Probably right there with the national average.... |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
27. I don't know...If so, I'm in trouble. MrG's parents were divorced after |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
28. Most of us imitate our parents relationship because .... |
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IdaBriggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
29. There is a book called "Adult Children of Divorce" which is quite good. |
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Iniquitous Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 07:29 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. Sounds like an interesting book. |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
32. I dunno |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
35. Like suicide. Yes. Here's why imo... |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
40. I'm the first person to divorce in my entire family |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
41. I think perhaps |
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