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Two examples of why the divorce rate is so high
1) A colleague of mine has been engaged to this guy since last year. In that time span she has broken off the engagement three times. The first one I don't know the details of but the second was because he told her that she was fat and she needed to lose weight and the third time was when he cheated on her, she found out and confronted him and he beat the crap out of her. She said she was completely done with him and wanted to pawn the ring and two weeks later they are back together again. Unbelievable.
2) I have a coworker that started dating this guy in June and all the sudden they were in a relationship on FB. 2 days later said relationship was done and he posted a disclaimer on his status that said she had borrowed his phone when he wasn't looking and accepted the relationship request. He didn't want to actually be in a relationship with her. They stopped talking for awhile and started again at the end of October. Last week he moved in with her. Last night they got engaged. WTF is this world coming to.
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Re: Two examples of why the divorce rate is so high
Can I add a number 3? Crazy SIL was 3 hours late to her own wedding. BF's brother married her anyway after her threatening to leave numerous times and going to jail overnight for domestic violence... When MIL said it might be a sign that she decided to go out drinking and be 3 hours late BF's bro said no it wasn't...
I really don't understand people! Thank goodness most of us here have come to our senses and know what we won't stand for. None of this would fly lol! I guess the obvious question for me with #2 is did he knock her up? I know that used to be the thing to do back in the day but marrying someone because you weren't careful is a joke IMO.
Hmmm...there don't seem to be any gay couples involved in any of these scenarios...must find gay couples to "prove" the theory that gays destroy the sanctity of marriage!
Bueller? Bueller??
Haha yes.
I'm reading a book on divorce and the author says that historically (and even today) many feel it's the wife's fault for any divorce, since women are more likely to file and divorce rates climbed with the feminist movement
HA!
More like women wont decide to not longer put up with cheating, lying, abuse, etc so they file. And the feminist movement gave them the choice in staying in a horrible marriage or taking action for a better life
I wonder if lesbian marriages have the LOWEST divorce rates....
Isn't that interesting? I think you're probably right about that, and it's funny. (Apologize in advance, I believe I'm off topic, but I must vent for a moment) I didn't even want out of my marriage, I REALLY wanted for us to try and work it out. I was completely devastated over the whole thing. That said, I filed the paperwork - I filed it because he said he didn't want to be married anymore, and as much as it killed me, I filed because if I hadn't taken the initiative, XH and I would still be married.
Phew, I feel better now
(Staying off topic, sorry...) I am also going to be the one to file. I think that's probably the case with a lot of women. Their husbands want out, but would be perfectly okay screwing everything that moves while still being legally married just so they don't have to do the legwork for the divorce.