Are, or did your parents divorce?

[luvmy3jewels]

My parents aren't divorced, but should have 30 years ago. They both hate each other but somehow manage to stay together. It's sometimes miserable to be around them and see how they treat each other.

 

[Mas17]

My parents divorced after 6 kids. I don't know how many years. I never met my dad (sperm donor as I refer to him as). My mom raised us all by herself. I really don't know much more than that. My mom- never remarried.

 

[daisy2jae]

my parents have been married for 31 years and going strong! My DH's parents have been married for 36 years.

 

[JessicaR]

My parents just celebrated their 48th anniversary.

 

[jimmalru80]

Mom and Dad were married for 27 years before he passed away. DW and I have been married for 29 years. No divorces.

 

[SamRoc]

My parents were married almost 50 years before my Mom Passed away. I will be married 28 years this year!

 

[alexandria674]

It's weird.

My mother and father were married,they were seperated when I was 9. At this time, my mother had my sister with someone else and then when I was 17 my father pressed for the divorce (don't really know what happened to make it so sudden after all of those years) and it got pretty ugly between them. My mother remarried a year afterwards to the father of my youngest brother and my father just dates around but never marries.

 

[bigbabyblues]

My parents got married young (mom was 18, dad would have been 19) and are still married 35 years later. DH's parents have been married 37 years, and a lot of times, I wonder why they stay married.

DH & I had our 13th anniversary last week (also married young, 21 & 20), and I don't think I'd want anyone else if something happened to him. I can't imagine life without him.

My twin brother probably falls under "it's complicated" and my younger brother will probably never get married. He's been engaged for 2-3 years, but they recently broke up. He's too attached to his friends and his toys (motorcycle, 4-wheeler, etc), and he likes it that way.

 

[Disney Doll]

My parents will be married 57 years (I think) next month.
DH & I will be married 19 years in October.
DB & DSisIL will be married about 5 years in August but they lived together for 20 years prior to that.
Prior to meeting current DSisIL, DB was married for 7 years until his 1st wife cheated on him.

 

[JVL1018]

My parents were married 40 years. My dad remarried after my mom died.

 

[candykisses]

My parents were married for just shy of 28 years when my father was killed in 1982.

My mother never remarried.

 

[agnes!]

My parents got divorced after 31 years of marriage, my dad remarried IMMEDIATELY, my mother has never remarried, my father stayed married to his second wife until his death.

Later this year will be my & DH's 25th anniversary.

agnes!

 

[Judy from Boise]

50 years and going strong !

 

[tasha99]

My parents divorced, thankfully. They were a horrible match that couldn't get along, which led to my dad constantly traveling and cheating, and my mom home alone and miserable (which led to more fighting when he would come home and the cycle carrying on). My earliest memories are their arguments. They both have been happily remarried for 35+ years.

 

[tiggspring]

Parents divorced when I was 4 just a year after my favorite GF died. Mom remairred right away to guy she was seeing he was a gambler who was the son of an alcholic . Dad got serious religon then remarried. So I spent half the week with smoking, gambling and drinking and the other half with a family where the girls were encorraged to wear dresses and serve their men (1970-80's) and go to church. 3+ times a week. I thought they were all nuts!!!
Now I live 11 hrs away. Have been happily married 16 yrs after losing DH1 to cancer at 24.My life has been very emotionly stable unlike my parents. I did have wonderful GP's and I learned from my parents mistakes and issues.

Thing about divorce is as the child you are always divorced. Even with fair parents (mine are) you still have to figure how to share birthdays, holidays etc with all of them and inlaws and still have time for a life of your own.At one time I had 4 families I was "supposed to spend Christmas with! I enjoy them much more from 11hrs away when I have some cotrol as to when to see them all. Vacations back mean a minimum 10days away. And so it goes....

 

[Bareacuda]

My parents never divorced, Dad died after 53 years of marriage.
oldest sister has been divorced for more the 30 years, younger sister has a very cheating hubby, should have never gotten married, younger brother still married after 25(?) years.
DH and I have been married 40 years this summer.
Then you have oldest son, going thru this second divorce after 10 years when his DW brings a date to their anniversary party!! She's been married 2 times prior with 4 kids.
Youngest son just divorced, dating a girl he's know since they were 5(him) and her 3. Only daughter just celebrated year 15.
Life does get complicated
Dh's family : needs a Bigger score card for that family! Seriously!!!

 

[aprilgail2]

My parents were no divorced. My dad was a smoker and died at 55 -they were married for 30 years when he died.
Divorce is not something that happens in my family- one 2nd cousin got divorced but other than that in my immediate family, first and second cousins etc that was the only divorce we have had.

 

[NHdisneylover]

I am another one with a messed up family who had to check "another reply"

Mom and Dad married after mom got pregnant with me at 18 (they had been dating 5 years). They were divorced 2 months after I was born.

The local boys must have relaly loved mom becuase i know she went out nearly every Friday and Saturday with me in tow. Most of my earliest memories are being 3 and 4 and having various young men buy me anything I wanted at Sonic (presumably impressing mom in the process). Anyway, when I was 4 mom got engaged to someone. When she told Dad he freaked out at the thought of another man raising his daughter and begged her to remarry him instead. She did.

They stayed together that time for more than 25 years. I can't say that they seemed happy for very much of it though.

Dad left mom about 6 or 7 years ago. He had a midlife crisis of epic proportions when his best friend died. For a couple of years there was muich bitterness and anger on all sides (and a bad tendency to call ME and vent--I cannot tell you how often I said "I love you both and I am not taking sides in this and it is not fair to put me in the middle of it."). Now they seems past that and are getting along better than ever and working together in the same office even. They are still technically married becuase the one big assest they have is a house. Neither can afford to buy the other out and neither wants to see it sold. So, they are staying married and take turns living in it every couple of years. Wierd but it seems to work for them.

Mom has a steady boyfriend now who seems like a nice guy. They have been together a couple of years now. He is about her age and works with her (and my dad). Dad also has an on again off again girlfriend. She is 19 This freaks me out a bit, but it is his (and her) life and they are both old enough to know what they are doing so I jsut roll with it and discretly point out to DD and DS that rfom what little we have seen of this relationship it does not seem to be one of the rare age gap ones built on true love and PLEASE never date anyone jsut becuase they spend lots of money on you, or becuase they look nice on your arm

 

[Took]

My parents celebrated their 60th anniversary last year and DH's parents celebrated their 46th. We are very grateful for the example we were given.

 

[tiggspring]

My parents never divorced, Dad died after 53 years of marriage.
oldest sister has been divorced for more the 30 years, younger sister has a very cheating hubby, should have never gotten married, younger brother still married after 25(?) years.
DH and I have been married 40 years this summer.
Then you have oldest son, going thru this second divorce after 10 years when his DW brings a date to their anniversary party!! She's been married 2 times prior with 4 kids.
Youngest son just divorced, dating a girl he's know since they were 5(him) and her 3. Only daughter just celebrated year 15.
Life does get complicated
Dh's family : needs a Bigger score card for that family! Seriously!!!

Wow love to be a fly on the wall at your sil parties!!! Your poor brother what a gift he got that night