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[quote=Anonymous]I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I think estrangement is totally fine, and I have zero problem if it's more common now than it was in the past (although I'm not sure I buy that -- I think it may just be more in the open now).

Estrangement is not ideal. But I think every adult should have the right to decide who they are in a relationship with.

Just like divorce is not ideal, but do you want to force people to stay married?

Divorce was less common 50+ years ago. I know some people think things were all hunky dory back then. No. It was just that women could not get away, because most women couldn't get jobs, credit cards, or overcome the stigma of being divorced. Many were stuck in abusive marriages. So, being able to get divorced is BETTER. Not ideal, but better than the alternative.

Now you can gripe all you want about people who you believe divorced frivolously or became estranged frivolously, but you didn't walk in their shoes, so you don't know jack, Judgy.

And actually the people who whine about estrangements remind me a lot of the people who cry about divorces ruining "the fabric of society." Seems like they don't want women OR adult children to have any choice or autonomy.

If you are not party to an estrangement, I don't actually even get your interest in the topic. Butt out, mind your own business, move along, worry about yourself etc.

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