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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.

[b]Maybe it's families that really value marriage--who knows[/b]?  We have no divorces in our family--and people are happy!! Travel, get together, well-adjusted, no family grudges or estrangements.[/quote]

ooooh - look at you sliding that ding in.  People who value marriage recognize/celebrate anniversaries of others in their family.  Blech.

We've had no divorces in our family either.  My mother and grandmother were both widowed and remarried.  In total, they were both married over 50 years with 2 different DHs.  My DH's family is similar - no divorces and long, happy marriages. Yet, no one celebrates any anniversary other than their own. [/quote]

There are no divorces in either my family or DH's family.  Now let me state the obvious: that does not mean in any way, shape, or form that all of these are good marriages, or marriages worth celebrating, or that they even "value marriage" rather than inability to take agency/action, buck social stigma, or any number of things.[/quote]

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