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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this an OK standard to have?

My fiance told me he would never date a woman with divorced parents. He said it normalizes divorce, they grow up in a home where marriage is temporary, and in a lot of cases they no longer have a father. I think I agree with him, but it seems kind of mean to dismiss people based on their parents' actions. [/quote]
Having a blanket rule about this is stupid because you don’t know WHY people’s parents are still together. My parents were married until dad’s death and yet my dad was a huge philanderer. But because my mom is very religious she didn’t feel that she should divorce. Although I do think that I would have seen a lot less of my dad if they had divorced which I can see your point there maybe. But then again I have a friend from hs whose parents split literally 50/50 custody (like one would get him after school on Wednesday-so the week was split etc).

Similarly my spouse’s parents are still married and his parents are an absolute shit show. One is abusive and the other basically bankrupted the family by being unable to hold a job. My DH is super committed to staying together at all cost whereas if someone cheated on me or was abusive I would absolutely divorce. so people do react differently. [/quote]

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