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Will the divorce rate continue to climb?
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mountain muscle
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Yes. people should just gamble or play the market recklessly, it is cheaper these days.
The law getting involved with marriages and divorces ruined the whole idea.
The law getting involved with marriages and divorces ruined the whole idea.
GoldenDelicious
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no, because the marriage rate is going to fall off tremendously in the first place
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alien amp pharm
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I will do my part to NOT contribute to the divorce rate
by not getting married.
by not getting married.
GoldenDelicious
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youre already doing a great job by not cheating with any married womenalien amp pharm said:
...though not by choice
wutangnomo
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galaxy said:
This sums it up best. People just don't give a shit anymore. Divorcing is becoming as easy as changing underwear. Divorce rates will go up and up, while marriage rates will go down and down. When the marriage rate is extremely low then the divorce rate will top out.
Quadsweeps Sister
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biteme said:
Oh stop already...
I don't think the marriage rate will go down too much, really. People in love (MEN as well as women, though, granted, women are more into it), enjoy the entire fantasy created around a wedding and it's becoming easier and easier to throw a pretty elaborate wedding. Shit, what guy doesn't like a good party ...wutangnomo said:
For a lot of women the wedding is their one and only chance to be "queen for a day," there's only one homecoming queen, there's only one prom queen, there's only one Miss America or Miss Universe. A wedding is it for a lot of chicks, the one day that all eyes on her and everyone will be telling her how beautiful she is.
And lets not forget the haul in gifts to start off the happy couple
(And no, I never had a big wedding and can't say I missed it, both times were in a JP's office; the first time I got married I had a black eye (boy that was a joy to cover up) and the second time we were both wearing denim, neither "EVENT" had more than 5 guests total attending).
ponyfitness
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If I ever get married it's going to be a solid agreement. What I mean is that I'm going to propose a situation where we have a ceremony just to get massive amounts of gifts and a nice night paid for by someone else and then have the divorce papers already drawn up to be put through in six months. Easy way to get a new set of really good cookware without much hassle.
Every time my parents ask me about getting married I always fire back with "because you two were such a good example?". They got divorced after 26 years but told my sister and I that they only stayed together for the last 20 because of us. Dad had multiple affairs and turned Mom into an alcoholic.
Needless to say I could care less about getting married. I think it's a stupid waste of time and money.
Every time my parents ask me about getting married I always fire back with "because you two were such a good example?". They got divorced after 26 years but told my sister and I that they only stayed together for the last 20 because of us. Dad had multiple affairs and turned Mom into an alcoholic.
Needless to say I could care less about getting married. I think it's a stupid waste of time and money.
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alien amp pharm
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People are just too selfish to make marriages last.
Especially with the times we live in currently, everybody thinks of themselves before others in every aspect.
Especially with the times we live in currently, everybody thinks of themselves before others in every aspect.
Tytan
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as long as people continue to get married for the wrong reasons, yes. Divorce is an easier option out when you don`t want to work hard at your personal life...Plus, poeople are always marrying for money or convenience, but hardly ever true love...That`s evident by the number of folks who just call it quit.
SoreArms
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Yes, marriage is an ancient custom that needs to be abandoned. Like dancing for rain or drilling holes in peoples head to le evil spirits out, we know they don't work so we've stopped doing it. Why do people keep getting into a bussiness partnership that is proven to fail over, and over again. And yes, when half of peoples assets are onthe line it should be viewed as a bussiness partnership.
I am not saying that love or even monogomy should be abandoned, just the ritual of marriage. Tha vows of marraige are basically meaningless now. If they weren't meaningless, then people wouldn't divorce, simple as that.
I am not saying that love or even monogomy should be abandoned, just the ritual of marriage. Tha vows of marraige are basically meaningless now. If they weren't meaningless, then people wouldn't divorce, simple as that.
Forge
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alien amp pharm said:
Yep, in a nutshell. This is why I got divorced, because my ex was very selfish and put her life and career before our commitment together. And I tried until I was blue in the face to work things out but she just wanted to do things her way and there was no compromising to be had. It was just easier for her to get divorced than to put some effort into the relationship. And we had a great marriage too.
Since my divorce I've been much more aware of other people's relationships and I can now see all manner of red flags and warning signs, it's a frightening eye opener to say the least.
People are just selfish and lazy nowadays, because it's become accepted to be that way. Hence, the high divorce rate.
Unfortunately too often what we view as marriage is idealized to the point that if it’s not perfect all the time, then it’s time for a new one. Here, both women as well as men are guilty. What’s up with that? How can men become true fathers if they don’t stay with the mother of their children long enough to raise these children to become mothers and fathers on their own. That’s an American tragedy today. Not the divorce rate, which is one of the highest in the world. The real tragedy is many of our kids don’t know what a normal picture of a family is, because too few see it.
Delinquent
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The reason it's so common now is that people are finally pulling away from organized religion. Catholicism(sp?) had a higher participation rate where I have heard it used to be extremely hard to get an official annullment. Women rarely had any rights and even speaking of divorce was grounds for either an asskicking by the husband or outright ostracization from the community. Couples stayed together for the simple fact that they had to without being shunned.
As more and more people find there is no need for organized religion (I'm not saying not having the need for a god, just the man made institution called church) plus the fact that people are in deed realizing they made a mistake and never got to really know their S.O, divorce rates are higher. It's all relative.
Even though I bit the bullet and got married, I still believe it to be an archaic religious ceremony that has no place in the U.S's present time and culture. The only reason I agreed to it was that my wife grew up dreaming the old dream of getting married and making babies. I knew it would make her happy and after being together for 6 years before getting married, I'm 100% confident I made the right choice. Even after that many years and the lowest of lows lately, my love has grown exponentially for someone who was willing (albeit confrontational sometimes) to get through all the bullshit and realize the our love was more powerful than all the negative circumstances we were experiencing.
As more and more people find there is no need for organized religion (I'm not saying not having the need for a god, just the man made institution called church) plus the fact that people are in deed realizing they made a mistake and never got to really know their S.O, divorce rates are higher. It's all relative.
Even though I bit the bullet and got married, I still believe it to be an archaic religious ceremony that has no place in the U.S's present time and culture. The only reason I agreed to it was that my wife grew up dreaming the old dream of getting married and making babies. I knew it would make her happy and after being together for 6 years before getting married, I'm 100% confident I made the right choice. Even after that many years and the lowest of lows lately, my love has grown exponentially for someone who was willing (albeit confrontational sometimes) to get through all the bullshit and realize the our love was more powerful than all the negative circumstances we were experiencing.
superdave said:
I believe that statistic is a lie. I promise you, none of you ever want to go through what Im going thru right now. Back in court again today. I hate that bitch with every fiber of my being. We were ordered to spend 750$ on counseling to get along??? Hello. Why in the fuck do you think we're not married? Also have to pay another 500$ for a social study. And I still haven't received a child support check.
Forge
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biteme said:
Damn Biteme, my whole divorce only cost us $750, TOTAL, between the two of us! But then I was married to an exceptional woman. I may not be able to ever take her word or her promises seriously ever again, but I'd still go to bat for her if I had to.
Eh who am I kidding, my divorce was not normal, in all honesty I have no idea what going through a real divorce is like. Mine was only hard emotionally, in all other aspects it was easy for us.
Forge said:
You didn't have any children.
This bitch is crazy. She'd rather us keep blowing money even though I have custody just to avoid having to pay the 20% by law that she has to pay. And the judges and courts are fucking idiots. Anyone that has been thru it can vouch. Some stupid bitch that did an interview with my daughter had a mistype and it read that the father is an alcoholic. It should have said stepfather.
I told the stupid judge that the reason I was there is because I'm losing gobs of money every month because the mother will not pay her required amount of child support. The child never even goes to her house. The dumbass then orders us to undergo counseling for ex spouses with children that don't get along. It won't do any good at all. You can't get along with a pathological piece of shit liar. So, now I have to pay 750 $ for the counseling. I told the judge I didnt have it and the only reason I was in court was to get the child support the mother should be paying. He said I'd have to get the money. What I'm gonna do? Shit it out???? Father's rights said the judge was an idiot and not to go.
mrplunkey
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Divorce rates will continue to climb IMO, because people continue to cling to an antequated, broken, corrupt institution.
Marriages should be replaced with a three-year partnership. It's an agreement that automatically dissolves every three years unless both people explicitly renew the deal. Each agreement should include provisions for splitting assets and access to kids as well.
1) It would force couples to discuss asset and kid splits on the front end, instead of only in the face of a divorce.
2) There wouldn't be any suprises if the agreement wasn't renewed... The "what if" scenario is already spelled-out
3) It would force couples to take a hard look at their relationship every three years and mutually decide if they wanted to renew the agreement
4) It might prevent husbands and wives from being as lazy and entitled as they sometimes become.
Marriages should be replaced with a three-year partnership. It's an agreement that automatically dissolves every three years unless both people explicitly renew the deal. Each agreement should include provisions for splitting assets and access to kids as well.
1) It would force couples to discuss asset and kid splits on the front end, instead of only in the face of a divorce.
2) There wouldn't be any suprises if the agreement wasn't renewed... The "what if" scenario is already spelled-out
3) It would force couples to take a hard look at their relationship every three years and mutually decide if they wanted to renew the agreement
4) It might prevent husbands and wives from being as lazy and entitled as they sometimes become.
Razorguns
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as long as women age and get ugly --- divorces will occur.
The fact that men fall for hot asses and cute faces spell disaster later on when thye lose those assets.
Too many poeple marry cuz of physical / artificial / romantic notion ideas. Men are whipped and women are in fantasy land. Reality sinks in later when the fun wears off.
The fact that men fall for hot asses and cute faces spell disaster later on when thye lose those assets.
Too many poeple marry cuz of physical / artificial / romantic notion ideas. Men are whipped and women are in fantasy land. Reality sinks in later when the fun wears off.
