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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All we can do is do our best to make our boys into empathetic, competent, resilient people so that if they have the luck/opportunity to meet a great partner, they are able to be a great partner.

I don't think I could have ever predicted I'd be so happily married (as a child of a nasty divorce) but I hope that my DH and I are demonstrating to our kids that respectful, loving, and fun marriages are possible and worth the effort! (and we've been together for 20 years, so it's not the honeymoon stage!) [/quote]

I have discussions with my daughter about being a good partner, about fair ways to argue, about forgiveness and reconciliation and compromise.  It’s not just a topic for our sons.[/quote]

Why? [/quote]

Because I believe it’s part of parenting.  Not everything in a relationship (whether a friendship or romantic one) will go your way, and everyone makes mistakes.  It’s important to say sorry when you hurt someone even if it’s a mistake, and forgiveness and moving on is something everyone has to work on - it doesn’t come easily.  These are all lessons a parent teaches a child organically over time, and models as part of a marriage.[/quote]

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