Marriage & Divorce - 11 May 2007

CNN says the U.S. divorce rate is the lowest since 1980.

Is it because fewer people are getting married or people are working harder to make their marriage work?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/11/divorce.decline.ap/index.html

2007-05-11 09:16:29 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-11 09:08:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have two children who are 16 and 10. He doesn't have any biological. He would like to adopt my children since they do not see their own father. Should we have another child and start the baby days over again? Would we regret not having a child when we get older? Hoping to hear especially from couples who had similar situation.

2007-05-11 08:55:09 · 20 answers · asked by kim 2

we dated 4 years ago. recently got back in contacnt. he is now in a relationship with someone else and is very interested in meeting up with me. i think he wants sex . but also he lieks to talk for hours to me and says he loves me and misses me. he says if he could do it again he would have picked me and not the one he is with now . but then he also says " Oh i have to stay becusae i have a house with her adn ill have to pay alimony " do u think he really lvoes her & wants a fling or do u think he is sincere and theres a chacne that he could leave her for me ?

2007-05-11 08:54:14 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can I keep this secret if my parents have to pay for my medical insurance? What about my taxes can they still cliam me? I need help I am scared. My husband and I want to hurry getting married because he is in the Army and we are too afraid of deployments and we want him to be able to come home if something happened to me. Please help.

2007-05-11 08:19:18 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I previously posted a question about my husband getting a new job that made him gone all day. I brought it up to him about quitting and I even offered to help by getting a job myself just so that he could spend more time with us. At the begining, he was okay with the idea, now out of the blue, hes refusing to quit! I have a VERY low self esteem to start with, and its making me think that maybe there is a love interest? Why else would he not want to quit if this job is getting in the way of family time??

2007-05-11 08:16:12 · 27 answers · asked by Blue 4

My wife left me a little over a month ago and moved back to the US from Canada. She took our 5 yr old daughter with her and informed me to throw out all her stuff and I can only call before 9pm if i want to talk to my daughter.
We've been married for just over a year but have been together for 12. I know I did alot of things wrong but at the same time she says she did nothing wrong and it's all on me. It was a whole bunch of issues and it was all equal. Now here I am working, having my friends come over and enjoying my tme but now she wants to return. The way I see it is that she doen't like living at her Moms and being a single parent. She has my sister and sister in law watching me,(I met a nice girl who is just a friend but she knows all the details) telling me who and where I've been and that she cannot believe I am acting as if I am not married. She walked out on me. It broke my heart but I said I will not let it destroy me. Should I trust her again and let her come home?

2007-05-11 08:07:27 · 22 answers · asked by stalkingwolf35 1

my husband gets mad if i want to see my parents he also got mad b cuz my dad gave me flowers for mothers day and he gets mad b cuz my parents want to see my baby.we live with hes mom but we live upstairs i hate hes mom i think thats why he wants to act like that with my parents but its the opposite my parents love him but he has the nerve to talk **** about them .hes mom hates me i really dont know what to do i listen to him all the time and im tired of it someone help me!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-05-11 07:50:08 · 31 answers · asked by Daisy C 1

it was my fault why i ended up with somebody else. i knew this guy before i met my husband. i told him that i really like him a lot and i go gaga over him. due to some circumstances and we decided to call it quits, i married my husband. but until now i couldn`t forget him. i keep on blaming myself until now and i haven`t told him that i`m already married. pls help me...

2007-05-11 07:45:18 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been married 12 years and now I feel like we are just friends. I talk to people more and more that seem to be in the same situation. I wonder if it is even possible to be happily married in a relationship that leaves you completely fulfilled. If you are - what keeps it that way? How do you keep it alive?

Also - does it make a difference if you have kids? Harder? It seems that way for us.

2007-05-11 07:42:28 · 21 answers · asked by huntingwidow 1

Me and my husband have been together for 3 years im 8 months pregnant with our first child to look at us from the outside you would think it was wonderful but behind closed doors we dont talk, touch, have sex nothing we our like brother and sister he does his thing and i do mine. We have talked about splitting up but its pretty much put aside everytime. Ive told him im not happy but i dont think he hears me. How can we put the spark and want to back in our marriage like we used to have. Im ready to give up what should i do because talking and trying to convince him isnt working?

2007-05-11 07:42:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-11 07:35:29 · 2 answers · asked by sob 1

My husband and I just got married last week and during the ceremony, his entire side of the family (which we were both aware didn't approve of the marriage) did nothing but sit there and sigh and roll their eyes through the whole thing. After the wedding, none of his family (with the exception of his mom) said a word to me or anyone in MY family and didn't even come to the tables we set up for the reception. My husband noticed this and he was a little upset but didn't really think about it until after the wedding.

I'm very hurt by their behavior and what I don't understand is that if they felt THAT strongly about our marriage why did they come at all only to be anti-social and contemptuous of the whole thing? We're married now whether they like it or not but I'm afraid I'm never going to really be 'family' to them. My husband and I were both hurt by their behavior...

How do I go about dealing with this?

2007-05-11 07:21:58 · 15 answers · asked by Kitten 4

His wife is a fraud. She does not cook nor clean, she probably doesn't wash her undies. I know he has feelings for me and he loves my cooking. He is willing to leave his wife and move in with me but I think there will be a bit of confusion since his wife knows where i'm living. What should I do?

2007-05-11 07:02:27 · 32 answers · asked by Cutiepie 1

I need help with my, uh, sexual desire. In the last 3-4 years, my sex drive has declined, now it is to the point that I really have no interest at all. I have a child, but she's almost 6, and I didn't really have a decline until 3-4 years ago, like I stated. I've been married 7 years, my husband and I are very busy, but he's never disinterested, it's me "changing the subject." I know stress contributes, and I am definately that. And time. And kids. And relationship issues, though he and I have a pretty great relationship-sex aside. I just don't know how to get in the"mood". I am afraid it will hurt my marriage. He's very patient and understanding and I am blessed, but it's not fair to him, and how long will he be so understanding. I'm really worried about this. I don't want to have sex, just to have sex. I want to WANT to have it. I use to really enjoy it. I don't know what is wrong with me! Please advise. And don't ridicule or give me crude advice. It's important.

2007-05-11 06:52:18 · 49 answers · asked by Roma 2

I'm in Colorado and would like any input on the best way to approach a child custody evaluation. I am a Dad whom loves his son and has had false allegations take him away from me.

2007-05-11 06:46:33 · 7 answers · asked by Rich A 1

well we been tagether for seven years. and she did me wrong with another guy. now she wants me back and start over again. she told me she mest up. but, theres that voice inside that tells me hell no dont balive her and a yes balive her no ones perfect. dont know what ta do what do you guys think will she change?

2007-05-11 06:39:41 · 2 answers · asked by charro0295340 1

2007-05-11 06:38:00 · 4 answers · asked by deanna 1

He does not want marriage or kids. I am mid 30's never had any kids as never met anyone it felt right with. I never met anyone I wanted to Marry before him and now I have he does not want to commit and have children. What shall I do as I want both. or maybe I'm too old and it's not meant to be.

2007-05-11 06:37:48 · 15 answers · asked by cool_blue_c2002 2

my husband and i where together for 3 years and we drifted apart we where so close and romantic and then we grew apart he got verbally abusive plus had a huge temper so we decided to seperate i put a pfa which is protection from abuse order and he cant talk to me but i do think of him everyday and i think is he ok it still hurts but its getting better i would like to talk to him just once though to see how he is please any input would be nice ty tc jewels

2007-05-11 06:37:18 · 21 answers · asked by jewels 2

I've just left a difficult marriage and intend to stay alone for a while before I commit to another man, I have 3 contenders chasing me and I like all 3. I dont sleep with any of them, I dont want to have sex until I commit. Is what I'm doing right or am I being unfair? I feel a bit selfish but I dont want to get hurt. Plus I'm too shy to just jump into bed with someone new. Help!

2007-05-11 06:36:50 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I question him, he replied he only have sex twice a month but sharing a bed with her wife daily. What could be the posible cause? And what could be the immediate therapy?

2007-05-11 06:34:52 · 13 answers · asked by vense 1

Is it good for me to have new a new girlfriend or not? im now in late 40's.

2007-05-11 06:33:08 · 16 answers · asked by guapo888 2

If that happens what to do? It happens some times. Dont answer vulgarly please. If a married woman starts loving a married man (not her husband) after her marriage, what to do? Suggest what to do?. kabhi alvida naa kehna.......

2007-05-11 06:32:27 · 42 answers · asked by gandharva 2

My Fiances (hopefully soon to be ex_) wife had him served with Divorce Papers last year in May.He signed everything,had a witness sign it,got it notorized and returned the papers to her.Due to (so she says) finacial problems she never had this divorce finalized.Is it possible to still turn them papers from May last year in NOW and get the divorce done???

2007-05-11 06:26:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i need to know if i will ever marry him

2007-05-11 06:22:51 · 13 answers · asked by trosario22790 1

2007-05-11 06:20:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

my husband had an affair about two years ago. i found out that it had been going on for about 9 months. at first he lied about it (even though i figured something happened) for a long time, then he finally admitted that he did have sex with the woman. we have been trying to work it out, but he refuses to go to couples counseling. he tries to make it up to me in other ways, such as we started going to church, he calls me and lets me know where he is, etc. but he will not go to counseling despite our numerous arguments about the subject. his thinking is that i can just get over it by myself, and that he does not want to keep reliving the issue. i have threatened divorce, had verbal fights, etc. and he doesnt seem to change his mind about counseling. he thinks that i am the one that needs couseling since i am having a hard time dealing with the pain. he says that he has done everything to try to make me feel better and has asked for my forgiveness, but he will not go to counseling. HELP!

2007-05-11 06:08:34 · 26 answers · asked by eliza l 3

2007-05-11 06:01:06 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can someone give me some ideas on some funny pranks to pull on my wife, nothing that will hurt her!

Like last night i took her hair band and wrapped it around the spray thing for the sink to wash dishes so when shed turn it on it would spray her, i laughed my butt off as she went to do dishes and i heard it spray and her go "SOB, im gonna kill you!" LOL

Gimme some ideas, ill try them out and which ever ones the best ill make best answer, Thanks!

2007-05-11 05:56:13 · 16 answers · asked by Rick R 2