Divorce epidemic?

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

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:34 PM

Not sayin that chris, even tho I suspect your being flipant .

Divorce is needed, sometimes marragies do have to end, but when you got celebrities gloryifing divorce (I'm looking at you Britney) what do you expect? When someone can turn up in Las Vegas and be married today, divorced tomorrow, what message does that send out?

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

SPINLAND

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:37 PM

I submit the revolving door of quick marriages/divorces is just a symptom of problems that go 'way beyond marriage, itself.

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CITIZEN

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:45 PM

Quite possibly. But the get your marraiges here, two bucks a peice, divorces next door attitude can't help, can it?

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

SPINLAND

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:50 PM

No, but people with a well-developed sense of themselves, their worth, and the meaning of committed relationships wouldn't be caring about such things in the first place. I suggest the path to some solution of this sort of thing, granting that it be an actual societal problem, doesn't lead to fixes within the institution of marriage, itself (whatever that means). Methinks any sort of action directed at changing marriage-related rules would just paper over where the real issues lie.

That goes double for the whole gay marriage "thing," so as not to ignore SimonWho's inputs (snarky though they were, you devil, you).

Marriage is just a symbol, not a thing that has an independent existance. Change the symbol, and what it represents has changed not a jot.

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CHRISISALL

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:51 PM

I suspect that mentality is similar to the quick and easy 'shoot first, and use diplomacy later' approach the Bush administration used with Saddam.

TAKE ACTION NOW!!!

Honey, you left the toilet seat up again, I'm seeing my attourney today!

....all you need is love....

Chrisisboggled

CITIZEN

Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:59 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Spinland:
Marriage is just a symbol, not a thing that has an independent existance. Change the symbol, and what it represents has changed not a jot.

True, and the symbol for most seems to mean absolutly nothing in the first place.

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 11:00 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:

Mmmmm, waffles.

While you're chewing, have any idea what the gay-divorce rate is?

It would be hi-larious if it was half that of straight couples.

Personally, I don't mind gay marrage, I just don't like it when gay people marry straight people just to irritate the Lord.

Pat Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Thursday, August 25, 2005 11:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by citizen:

True, and the symbol for most seems to mean absolutly nothing in the first place.

I think that the media has a roll in all this, the dispensible spouce syndrome.
Plus like I mentioned earlier, loss of faith in leaders, in the economy, and a general depression all, I think, feed the fire of discontent.

I think we need to teach kids that there's no one out there who will 'save you' emotionally, that they have to be emotionally independant. Only that way can they actually choose a friend and lover to share things with. Otherwise, they just fall into the arms of a convienient co-dependancy, one that has a 50-50 chance of lasting.

Unfunny Chrisisall

CITIZEN

Thursday, August 25, 2005 11:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Chrisisall:
I think we need to teach kids that there's no one out there who will 'save you' emotionally, that they have to be emotionally independant. Only that way can they actually choose a friend and lover to share things with. Otherwise, they just fall into the arms of a convienient co-dependancy, one that has a 50-50 chance of lasting.

Teach us you must.
I'm not being sarcastic.

Thats the first truly sensible solution to this I've ever heard.

Problem is a great deal of parents either don't care, can't be bothered or simply wouldn't know where to start...

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 11:19 PM

For my little part I'm trying to get my son to understand that he's important, loved, and respected. Whatever little quirks I have as a parent, I try to eclipse them with this overriding truth for him.
And also that strong females are cool.

Chrisisall

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