Are your parents divorced?

Question

And has it affected your view on marriage?

Answer 1

My parents have been married 60 years in January, unfortunately my dad is poorly in hospital at the moment and I believe this to be the first time they have been apart for any period of time.

Answer 2

My parents fought quietly so it was a shock when they separated when I was 12. I grew up thinking I would try harder to make a marriage work because my parents had separated, creating a disfunctional family.

But after 23 years of marriage, my husband and I divorced. My children were 16 & 19 at the time. Even at that age, I know it left emotional scars on them, but they seemed to deal with it better than I did.

I grew up educated in a Catholic school taught that divorce was a sin punishable by loss of the sacrament of the eucorist because if you tried to remarry, you were committing bigamy. However I walked away from the teaching of the church when I left home and believe that people change. You marry someone believing you can handle any situation if you work at it and I still believe you can make compromises that work. However I believe that it takes both parties to make a marriage work and if only one cares, then breaking that promise or vow of marriage is a lifesaving decision. Not only for the husband and wife, but the children as well.

Answer 3

My parents are divorced. 1 in 3 marriages end in a divorce. I think that is because we are all living older people are getting "bored" (or any other reason you like) and want someone else

Think of it this way, they say they will stay together for the rest of their life but then break the agreement. What does that say about the trustworthiness of them?

I am sure that there are many people very happy in marriages together and will stay married.

Answer 4

My parents had the usual bitter vicious divorce when I was 18. It made me realize that my parents didn't ever have an equal, loving marriage. I knew that was the kind of marriage that I wanted and that I'd wait for the right man for me however long that took. And he found me... the love of a lifetime. So yes their divorce did effect me, but in a way that made me see that marriage doesn't have to be the way my parents was. I learned from their mistakes.

Answer 5

My mother has been divorced & married more times than I am in age (lol), no, but really she's been married & divorced almost 4 times her & my father's divorce didn't affect me any...and i'm now married with 2 kids since the marriage by 2 different men-----oops did I say their divorce didn't affect me

Answer 6

My parents divorced when I was 7 then remarried the same year. They were together for 20 years and then divorced again and are now remarried. I would say it has had some impact on how I view marriage.

Answer 7

My parents divorced when I was in the 4th grade. My husbands parents divorced while he was still in high school. It was horrible for each of us but in different ways.
My husband said that he wishes his parents would have gotten divorced sooner as the tension in the air was horrible. They were always fighting with each other.
My husband and I have been married 28 years in October.
I personally think that our experiences with divorce has made us that much stronger and made us work harder because we both saw the hurt to our parents as well as to the children up front and personal.

Answer 8

My ex-girlfriends already have affected my view on marriage-yes my parents are divorced & now it made me never wanna marry period.

Answer 9

No, they were married for 44 years. Until Mom died. But there was the time when I was in junior high school and Mom filed for divorce. Dad got served at work, and we had a big family meeting that night. They made some changes, and things got better...sort of. But they stayed together.

Answer 10

My parents have been married for 47 years... but they bicker a lot... has it affected my views in marriage?... to a degree, along with the rest of society.

Answer 11

Yes they are but my mother has passed and I dont' have a clue where my dad is..Yes it has totally changed my view on marriage because my father is very old fashion and think woman should be barefooted and pregnant and my mother was the inspiration for all woman who can be strong and independent. She taught me that I don't need a man to be successful..and she most certainly was!