Your parents are...?

[Diana]

They will be married for 18 years on Febuary 4th.

They are not in love but get along most of the time.

[Grapist]

Originally Posted by mariana

Married. 42 years.
Happy and still in love.

Very weird and tons of pressure,
considering I already have like 10 divorced
friends my age, and I recently turned 27.

My friend's parents are either divorced
or miserably still together; or in the best scenario
are married, best friends, love each other but
are no longer "in love"

Weird.

Mine, 36 and they still love each other. Yeah it is strange these days.

[DaHonay]

FTR - we've been together over 16 years and will be married for 14 years in May. Oh, and Brolo remarried us in Vegas on New Years so we're also NEWLY WEDS!

Mr. DaH is right... My parent story is fucked up.

My mom was married to my biological father for like 3 years I think. They too were on the verge of divorce when she got pregnant with me. She divorced his ass when I was 6 months old.

I didn't even meet my real father until I was 18. He's a complete loaner... old crotchety self centered man. I've seen him in person 4 times. He's never met his grandson.

Rumor has it my mom was married to some guy before him... but she denies it.

She married my step father when I was 2. They were married for 16 year... the most rotten miserable years. He was an emotionally abusive alcoholic who made a lot of scary threats. He never hurt anyone that I can remember... not physically anyway. I don't ever remember them being happy. After they got divorced, he stalked her for almost 3 years before finally getting the hint and left the state. He died 5 years ago.

She's remarried (of couse)... been with supposed guy #4 since 1995. She was happy in the beginning, but eh... what are you gonna do?

I am SO lucky to have found Mr. DaH... I can't imagine what my life would have been like without him. So for all you cynics out there that think marriage stinks because of what you saw growing up... it is what you make of it. If I had had that kind of an attitude, I may never have given Mr. DaH a chance... he was a little - shall we say - assholeish when we first met!

[Diana]

Originally Posted by DaHonay

FTR - we've been together over 16 years and will be married for 14 years in May. Oh, and Brolo remarried us in Vegas on New Years so we're also NEWLY WEDS!

Mr. DaH is right... My parent story is fucked up.

My mom was married to my biological father for like 3 years I think. They too were on the verge of divorce when she got pregnant with me. She divorced his ass when I was 6 months old.

I didn't even meet my real father until I was 18. He's a complete loaner... old crotchety self centered man. I've seen him in person 4 times. He's never met his grandson.

Rumor has it my mom was married to some guy before him... but she denies it.

She married my step father when I was 2. They were married for 16 year... the most rotten miserable years. He was an emotionally abusive alcoholic who made a lot of scary threats. He never hurt anyone that I can remember... not physically anyway. I don't ever remember them being happy. After they got divorced, he stalked her for almost 3 years before finally getting the hint and left the state. He died 5 years ago.

She's remarried (of couse)... been with supposed guy #4 since 1995. She was happy in the beginning, but eh... what are you gonna do?

I am SO lucky to have found Mr. DaH... I can't imagine what my life would have been like without him. So for all you cynics out there that think marriage stinks because of what you saw growing up... it is what you make of it. If I had had that kind of an attitude, I may never have given Mr. DaH a chance... he was a little - shall we say - assholeish when we first met!

I'm sorry DaHonay.

This is why I am afraid of the whole falling in love thing. What if my choice is wrong? What if he doesn't love me back? That's why, in a relationship, I know better then to say "I love you" first. A lot of you will probably think that is stupid but its just a huge fear of mine.

[Meagle]

Originally Posted by Rye

fuckin insane

SNAP. so are mine.

[strangeone]

My parents are divorced, but both have found a new husband/wife since then.

[Bebe]

Originally Posted by Meagle

SNAP. so are mine.

Hey, shuddup

[Aurora]

Originally Posted by Bebe

Hey, shuddup

lolz

[Juline]

Originally Posted by ballzon

I made it the longest in my first marriage in my family.

Mine was the shortest -- two years. The one I'm in now, we've been together 18, married 13.

Parents divorced after 30 years of marriage. They didn't really fight (that I saw), but it wasn't a shocker. I was in my 20s, it didn't affect me much. If anything, it affected me for the better. I get along with both of them much better now that they are no longer together, my dad in particular. 15 years later, and my mom still is VERY bitter about it. Apparently Dad had been cheating, but that didn't come to light until after the divorce. He's still living with "the other woman" now (who I really like), but I doubt they'll ever marry. Mom doesn't even date.

[Abstraction]

I left my family behind about ten years ago. They don't know where I am, I don't care where they are. Don't know if my parents are alive or dead.