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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I threw a 50th anniversary party for my parents. My siblings and I truly won the lottery when it came to loving and supportive and hilarious/fun parents, and grandparents to our kids. I had it out back the weekend of their anniversary with their closest friends and my aunts/uncles. My yard isn't huge, but I had a small dance floor put in, a tent up (September and it poured the day before). My sister helped me decorate round tables, had catering, set up a bar and great music. They danced to their first dance and my two young boys smiled on--giggling as my dad made faces at them. It was a very special night. Little did I know that my dad would be dead from an aggressive cancer 2 years later. We all really cherish that we had that party, the video of their dance and photos.[/quote] Similar in my family. Extended family (in other states) come together for milestone bdays, funerals, weddings, etc. Everyone is very close and have a lot of fun together. Family is what is important in life and generations carrying on the love and support. Maybe it's families that really value marriage--who knows? We have no divorces in our family--and people are happy!! Travel, get together, well-adjusted, no family grudges or estrangements.[/quote] I'm the OP. We don't have a single divorce in my mom's side of the family, which is what I was talking about (the side that threw the party for the grandparents at their 50th), and only one divorce on my dad's side. So we value marriage, and people are happy. We also travel, get together, are well-adjusted, and have no family grudges or estrangements. We get together for weddings, birthdays, funerals, etc. I'm just saying that outside of that big 50th wedding anniversary party, we don't send cards or typically acknowledge wedding anniversaries. I'm not sure how that equates to "we don't value marriage"?[/quote] I’m with you, OP. My family is close and supportive and wonderful but my parents celebrate their own anniversary by absentminded asking each other a month or three after the date “oh I guess we had another anniversary didn’t we?” No way would I expect them to remember much less celebrate mine.[/quote]
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