Divorce epidemic?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Sunday, August 28, 2005 20:42
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CHRISISALL

Thursday, August 25, 2005 9:00 PM

Is it just me, or is it everywhere I look I see couples, where the people are 30 or over, getting divorced like crazy all of a sudden?
Is this a local phenomenon in the Northeast U.S., or is it more widespread?
And how much of it is due to depression about world events, war, and terrorism?

This is purely anecdotal, I may just be thinkin' on it too much...

Not-divorced Chrisisall

SIMONWHO

Thursday, August 25, 2005 9:54 PM

This is obviously caused by gay marriage undermining the entire institution. Perfectly happy couples like you used to see on The Donna Reed Show were spending lives of domestic bliss when suddenly gays forced their twisted agenda onto America and made the marriages of ordinary hetrosexuals a sham.

America must invade Lesbos and destroy the root causes of this new terror.

CHRISISALL

Thursday, August 25, 2005 9:58 PM

We're gonna turn this into a big funny?

I can live with that Chrisisall

SPINLAND

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:02 PM

I think he was being more ironic than actually humorous.

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SIMONWHO

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:05 PM

Well, I would like to understand exactly how one couple's marriage is undermined by another couple next door being married and yet both having the same set of genitalia. But the trouble is that you are forced to listen to this most dreadful amount of waffle that amounts to one thing: the Bible says so. However because you hamstrung yourself in America to bar all laws respecting (or outlawing) any religion, that isn't a valid argument so instead there's waffle.

Mmmmm, waffles.

SPINLAND

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:06 PM

Yeah, what he said--especially about the waffles.

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CITIZEN

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:18 PM

I can give you a reason, divorce.
People are getting divorced because of divorce.

Hey folks, just get married, if you decide you don't like your partner you can just get a divorce!

Hey your marriage has hit a rough patch! Why work through your problems when you can get a divorce!

Not saying divorce is to blame, btw, just that the whole attitude of having such comtempt for marraige that its okay to get married today and divorced tommorrow...

I mean there are valid reasons for divorce, but they're a valid reasons to not get divorced too...

Q: What do you have when you are holding two little green balls in your hand.
A: Kermit's undivided attention.

CHRISISALL

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:24 PM

Well, maybe we should outlaw divorce, and outlaw marrage too!

Hmmm, naw, if we outlaw marrage, only outlaws will be married.

Outlaw Chrisisall

SPINLAND

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:24 PM

I believe some marriages ought to end in divorce. I also believe some people turn to it as an easy way out when better ones exist, and others make the mistake of staying with a "sinking ship" when it ought to be clear it's a lost cause. All sorts of extremes out there.

I was one of the latter cases, personally, until after 18 years I finally got wise and ended a painful thing that ought never been done. The good news is the second time around I got it totally right, and life is good.

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CHRISISALL

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:29 PM

I got married when I was 31, maybe kids should wait for the big day; I was in no particular rush.

Makin' the best of a double-post Chrisisall

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