Did your parents stay together?

Question

why or why not?

Answer 1

Nope and I don't know why...probably because my mother went through guys like she went through underwear changes...

Answer 2

My parents were married for 42 years when they died why did they stay together they loved each other

Answer 3

my mom and dad were together until I was 10. A week after the divorce was final they got back together. I am now 27 and they still are together.

Answer 4

Still are, but the way they talk and act to each other, I wonder if they're staying together for the kids.

Answer 5

Yep. My dad passed away two weeks before their 46th anniversary. That was 3 1/2 years ago. They had their ups and downs, but showed what committment is all about.

Answer 6

They divorced when I was 5 or 6.

Answer 7

Yes, they have been married for over 40 years. I think because even though they argue with each other, they love each other. They made a commitment to each other when they were young and have kept it through thick and thin.

Answer 8

Yes My mother and father wed when my dad was 17 and mom was 15 (cause she was pregnant with me). 41 years later after quite a few bumps in the road I might add, they are still happily married.

Answer 9

My parents are still together afer more than 33 years of marriage.

Answer 10

No, very unfortunate that my dad cheated. Research by British website http://www.insidedivorce.com which questioned over 2,000 people who are married, divorced, separated or living together found that nearly one in five marriages (19%) – that’s half a million people – are on shaky ground and could be heading for the divorce courts, according to research* by the website. Key findings from the report, which takes an in-depth look at modern love and the social, economic, sexual and psychological ups and downs that make and break Britain’s relationships, include:

* Sex, infidelity, falling out of love and abuse are the primary reason for divorce in Britain.

* One in five women cite a serious incident of abuse as the reason for relationship breakdown.

* One in three men are currently bored with their wife and marriage.

* The average length of marriage before it hits the rocks is seven years, three months.

Nearly half (44%) of married people surveyed say that their sex lives have decreased while a further one in ten married couples are having no sex at all. These figures are particularly worrying for men, with “lack of sex” being cited as the single biggest factor in relationship breakdown. Tellingly, 36 per cent of men and 44 per cent of women said a partner’s affair was a key problem in their marriage.

27% said that discovering their partner was having an affair was the defining moment that signalled the end of their marriage. In terms of how they discovered their partner’s infidelity: 54% discovered the affair themselves, 20% confessed, and 4% were told by the ‘other woman/man’. 1% simply got a text or letter. 22% said falling out of love was what lead to the breakdown of their relationship, while 15.9% women and 6% of men said a serious incident of abuse is what pushed them over the edge. 40% of women claim physical and mental abuse was a problem during their marriage and 24.5% say that they have encountered drug and alcohol abuse in their relationship before its end.

Top ten reasons for relationship meltdown

1. My partner had an affair
2. Abuse (physical and/or mental)
3. Boredom
4. Lack of sex
5. Financial disagreements
6. Alcohol/drug abuse
7. Debt
8. My career took priority
9. Hobbies (e.g. football)
10. I had an affair

How kids cope The research found that:

* 80% of children of divorced parents consider themselves to be “quite happy” or “very happy”.

* 60% say it is better for parents who argue to split up.

* 80% of children of divorced parents say their home life is the same or better after divorce.

* Just 28% of children of divorced parents want them to get back together.

* The biggest benefit of a break-up for children is an end to arguments.

* The greatest impact of divorce on children is a sense of helplessness and pressure to take sides.

* The worst drawback is continuing arguments between parents over the time they spent with their children and the need to travel between two homes.

* Few children – just 13% - object to their parents finding someone new after divorce.

* 70% of children of divorced parents say a definite “yes” to wedding bells at some point in their lives.

It's really sad on how many divorces there are these days. They say 2 out of every 5 marriages end up split since 2005.

Answer 11

my mother left my father about six months after I, the youngest, moved out of the house, however, they never divorced. My father became sick a few years later and my mother helped to take care of him financially.