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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP +1
At 50+ I still feel the repercussions of the divorce bomb that went off in our neighborhood in the 70s. The kids I know whose parents split up—guess what we are not divorced. 20+ years married kids in college or heading that way (will be paid for) saving for retirement. All marriages had ups and downs but subconsciously we all avoided divorce. THe couples I know now that have have parents who did not divorce so they do not know what it feels like to a kid. [/quote]

Can anyone else follow this post?  I get that you are against divorce but the reasons are, to put it nicely, unclear.[/quote]

I follow it because I had a similar childhood experience.  All of a sudden, lots of families in the neighborhood got divorced, and our parents started casually dating other parents, sometimes moving in together and then splitting up again, etc..  It was tremendously destabilizing for the kids, and it's a hassle for all of us when we visit our parents.  It sucks.  Boomers!  I'm determined to take care of my marriage and avoid divorce because I'm not able to delude myself that the kids won't be affected.  [/quote]

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