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[quote=Anonymous]My parents divorced right after I was finishing up college. They were in their early '50s. I honestly didn't get much of an explanation beyond our relationship is our business and we still love you guys blah blah. They were cordial to each other, but literally went running in opposite directions. Dad retired, did peace corps and does charity work in developing countries. Mom moved to Boca and did the Florida retiree thing with a heavy emphasis on golf and outdoor activity.

They had a decent marriage by all accounts but it is evident 15 years later that they just didn't have the same values beyond raising their kids well. I appreciate that they didn't divorce because financially it would have made them worse for wear and our quality of life suffered.

It took having kids and going through a rough patch to realize that some marriages are best kept together through the child rearing phase because of different priorities. Usually, parents want the best for the kids. That's can be enough to bond someone together for twenty years. But a lifetime is a lot to ask when you just want different things.[/quote]

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