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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It makes it harder on kids when divorced parents age. The divorced parents need more help in old age when not together because they don’t have each other to lean on.  They most likely have less resources because of the divorce. Also, settling estates are much more complicated especially if there are step parents involved. I just thank god my parents married 62 yrs never divorced. [/quote]

This.  It's really, really hard.  I'm living it now.  Younger people are often okay with the divorce but they don't really understand what they're in for.  Nobody should stay married for the convenience of their children, but I do think anyone considering divorce would do well to realistically consider their finances and social support networks.  You simply can't expect the level of support and attention from adult children that you would get if there were only one place to visit and one household to manage.

It can be traumatizing to find out that the marriage of your childhood was a facade, but that isn't always the case.  Sometimes people are happily married (or happy enough) and then things fall apart later-- doesn't mean the childhood was a lie.  [/quote]

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