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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think marriages that survive are like all marriages that survive, SN or not.  Because there is true partnership and a mutual carrying of the load.  The parents are able to work more or less like a well-oiled machine.  This is not to deny the heavy load that falls on siblings, the problems of isolation, the questionable education available, the constant anxiety about the child's future, the financial woes -- whether the parents are working well as a team or not, these are incredible stressors.  But it helps to have a partnership to fall back on.[/quote]

I think there's a lot of truth to that.
In my marriage however,  I wasn't planning on having a child,  much less a sn child.
In fact, I think the marriage occurred b/c of the child.
Had dc been nt, I probably would have been content being a single mom. I was raised by a single mom & I was proud of her for that. She didn't remarry or have any boyfriends,  so I'm sure that helped me & my mom.
But b/c dc was sn, I realized I couldn't carry the load alone. And it turned out that I actually did marry someone who is very smart (was in doubt of that while dating) and he's willing to read, discuss, and he *loves* dc dearly and as it turns out loves me dearly. And for that, I love him dearly.[/quote]

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