GTKY - Are your parents divorced?

Re: GTKY - Are your parents divorced?

• kbates85 member

  January 2014

  My parents divorced when I was 2 so I have no memory of them ever even being married. They actually get along extremely well and I've never really heard either say anything bad about the other. They respect each other and still love each other (just not like that). Divorce is very common in my family. In fact, most of my family has been divorced or through a string of failed relationships. 

  
  

  My mom actually divorced the same man twice (not my father)!

  

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• theimpossibleastronaut member

  January 2014

  My parents are still married. But I come from a blended family. Both of my parents were married before, and I have two half brothers.

  
  

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• SLGILL1978 member

  January 2014

  My parents divorced when I was in my early 20's. I am the youngest and they waited until we were a little bit established and done with college. My husband's parents were never married. My dad remarried a few years ago and I am not sure how long his father has been remarried (long enough to have 3 additional children). For the most part my parents still get along but there are times when they can get pretty heated. I believe hubby's parents are the same way as well.
  

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• 101Mims member

  January 2014

  My father was divorced with a young son, when he married my mother. As far as I could tell they had a good marriage. They were not openly affectionate, I never once saw them kiss, but on a few occasions I saw them hold hands. 

  
  

  My father's parents had a long marriage, during very hard times thru WW2, rationing and abject poverty. 

  
  

  My mother's mum had to marry as she got pregnant, with my mum. The man turned out to be a violent and abusive alcoholic who beat up my gran, my mum and her sister. My gran was the first woman in her area to get divorced and so was totally shunned by everyone (it was the 1950's small town UK). My gran then married 2 other men, who were also abusive alcoholics, so my poor mum had no chance with such step fathers and suffered terribly. Hence the total lack of affection in my parent's marriage and ultimately, their joint suicide when I was 15. 

  
  

  DH 's parents are divorced but he had a very loving and affectionate childhood. His parents are still on speaking terms.

  
  

  DH and I have been together for 16 years. Won't say it's been easy, but he is my rock and my compass. I chose wisely.

  
  
  

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