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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 08:57 PM Original message |
Damn! Why Are So Many People Getting Divorced? |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Americans treat divorce like breaking up an informal relationship. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. There are more pressures than ever on married folks |
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LibraLiz1973 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. The sad thing is |
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bearfan454 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:44 AM Response to Reply #20 |
92. I thought it was 25 percent. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. 30 years together, 27 married |
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Donailin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
46. Oh dang. |
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forgethell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 10:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
57. You've got my sympathy. Also, |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. Celebrating lucky 13 this month... |
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SW FL Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
25. Congrats. |
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thecorster (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. okay.... |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 05:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
131. let's not push EVERYTHING bad over on Bush? |
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radwriter0555 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. Most divorces occur when the child reaches age 7. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
43. Seven year itch? My parents split when I was that age |
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demokatgurrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:37 AM Response to Reply #43 |
103. Off topic but your cats are BEAUTIFUL, specially the first one n/t |
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Dunedain (335 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 10:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
56. Odd |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 12:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
66. I was six when my folks split |
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psychopomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 12:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
120. Because the kid is in school |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 05:48 PM Response to Reply #120 |
129. When it's with the right person |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
125. HMMMM |
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Crandor (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's cause of the gays |
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thecorster (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I read about that somewhere |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
93. "Magic homo-powers." |
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liberalitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:38 AM Response to Reply #93 |
104. I hear they can sees through your clothes and stuff! |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 11:17 AM Response to Reply #104 |
107. One time, one of them homos picked me up with his telegaynesis and |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 12:07 PM Response to Reply #93 |
119. As one of "those people"... |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 12:19 PM Response to Reply #119 |
121. Sorry to hear that. |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. When times are tough families suffer |
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Township75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. This was a problem long before Bush came into office... |
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thecorster (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Thank you |
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Township75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I just don't get it sometimes... |
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thecorster (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I feel that way too... we aren't alone |
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KlatooBNikto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. In personal relationships,the best saying is: We have met the enemy and it |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #26 |
111. Unrealistic expectations are depressingly common |
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MollyStark (816 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. The number one stress on marriage is economics |
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Township75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:36 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. Where did you learn that? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:40 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Upper and middle class people are not touched by economic stress n/t |
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Township75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:43 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Huh? |
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demokatgurrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:41 AM Response to Reply #29 |
105. OK, maybe it's a stretch but could it be politics? |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 11:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
109. As a "looney leftist" |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. The Idiot Bu$h is just the hideous head of the beast |
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thecorster (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. That's fair, but you can't |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 12:25 AM Response to Reply #23 |
63. The statistics show the correlation between money stress and |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 08:26 AM Response to Reply #23 |
84. have children entered the picture yet? |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
126. that may be true in your case |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 07:10 AM Response to Reply #21 |
82. Put into perspective, that makes good sense. MONEY and corporate amerika |
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LibraLiz1973 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. I totally agree. This problem started LONG before Bush came in. |
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sonicx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. del |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 12:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
64. Check the divorce stats vs economic stats over the years. |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
73. Don't Get Me Wrong Cuz I'm Happily Married... |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 11:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
115. aw c'mon |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. I have noticed it too. |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. 'Cause our country is just so f*cked up. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
15. Divorce is highest in the red states |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
40. Marrying young |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:01 AM Response to Reply #40 |
98. You forgot C) Shotgun wedding when the hormones win and |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:55 AM Response to Reply #98 |
106. You got it |
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Lexingtonian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 11:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
61. yep |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
16. Money is NOT the root of all evil, but rather than the lack of it |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
36. You mean BUSH & the Republicans are destroying... |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 06:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
132. If I may rephrase that to "The desire for more of it..." |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
17. And the lowest divorce rate in the entire country, you may ask? |
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TexasSissy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. Sweet. (But....Kerry was divorced, unfortunately.) n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 06:43 AM Response to Reply #33 |
80. I think Julia (the ex) requested annulment |
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LibraLiz1973 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
19. Here's what I think |
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Township75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
49. There is a lot of good stuff in this post... |
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kittykitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 11:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
60. 50 years ago, when mothers stayed home and father's worked |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:09 AM Response to Reply #60 |
86. 50 years ago, there was alot of abuse |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 11:52 AM Response to Reply #86 |
113. Amen to that |
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mpendragon (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
24. experience from other cultures |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:20 AM Response to Reply #24 |
101. One of the best marriages I know was an Arranged marriage |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
27. Point your finger at the Bush Economic Disaster and Cheap Labor |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
28. It's because of gays |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
45. Those happily married gay couples are ganging up with other |
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Donailin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 10:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
59. Ha! |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
31. Because the so-called "sanctity of marriage" is a crock of shit. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 11:47 AM Response to Reply #31 |
112. *applause* |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. 30 years - husband got a job in Florida |
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Tactical Progressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
34. We shouldn't be blaming Republicans for this |
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TexasSissy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
35. This woman's opinion: It's the men's fault. |
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TexasSissy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
37. Divorce rate is over 50% now, I've read. Sad, I guess. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
39. Increased divorce rate, increased abortion rate, increased grocery bills |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:45 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. Increased people trying to live beyond their means don't help either n/t |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:54 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Yeppity yep...freeps have to keep up with freeps next door....n/t |
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Donailin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
41. Yes. I have a theory: |
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VOX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:55 PM Response to Reply #41 |
51. Excellent analysis, Donailin. |
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Donailin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 10:04 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. I'm happy for you |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:00 AM Response to Reply #55 |
68. I don't mind being alone, but I worry because I devote most of |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 10:06 PM Response to Reply #41 |
58. Great Post ! |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 12:07 AM Response to Reply #41 |
62. good ideas |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:12 AM Response to Reply #41 |
72. I want to hear more, if you want to tell it. |
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Donailin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 05:43 PM Response to Reply #72 |
128. sure |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 06:31 PM Response to Reply #41 |
136. I did this |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
48. Its the gays. Probably, its the economy. My mom and dad are |
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enid602 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
52. breakups |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
53. Romance & Lust Is Over-hyped. Also, We Live In A Throw-Away Culture |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:09 AM Response to Reply #53 |
71. Glad to hear |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:01 AM Response to Reply #71 |
85. I'm Still Working On The Meaning Of Life Thing. |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:40 AM Response to Reply #85 |
90. Gimme a jingle |
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Red State Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:02 AM Response to Reply #53 |
75. I agree with you completely. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 06:27 PM Response to Reply #53 |
134. How do you explain the fact that divorce rates are highest |
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forgethell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-05 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
54. This started |
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neebob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
65. Because for most people, |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
67. I think more and more people are realizing |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 05:54 AM Response to Reply #67 |
79. I'm just curious, |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:04 PM Response to Reply #79 |
141. I suspect you nailed it right there |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:14 PM Response to Reply #67 |
142. What a horrendous over-generalization. |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
69. Its the gays, James Dobson told me so(/sarcasm) |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
70. Okay everybody--can the cheap moralizing already |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:35 PM Response to Reply #70 |
139. Personally, I don't see why it's remotely any of my business |
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kurtyboy (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
74. Ya' Know, there may be an upside to the trend, if it exists.... |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:42 AM Response to Reply #74 |
91. THANK YOU |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:03 PM Response to Reply #74 |
122. YES! |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
76. Because the U.S. government will not recognize same-sex marriage. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 04:09 AM Response to Original message |
77. Because marriage is not about "love"..it's about commitment |
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KlatooBNikto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 04:34 AM Response to Reply #77 |
78. I married a girl when I got out of college at age 22. The girl I married |
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bearfan454 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:56 AM Response to Reply #77 |
96. Excellent post SoCalDem |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
81. Most divorces occur because MONEY is somehow involved. Worse, |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 07:57 AM Response to Reply #81 |
83. Hyp: SO TRUE! Here's my idea: |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
87. My in-laws, married 46 years, are fighting. |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
88. Last year my cousin and her husband split after like ten years... |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:50 AM Response to Reply #88 |
95. You don't have to know each other that long to become friends |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
89. There are so many divorces because one of them is married to a |
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purr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
94. I married a republican... |
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Stockholm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
97. Are there any statistics for divorces in the US? n/t |
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bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
99. I think it's the stress |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
100. Because we have a ridiculous fairy-tale |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 11:54 AM Response to Reply #100 |
116. I grew up hearing the same nonsense |
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Greylyn58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
102. I can't speak for anyone else |
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catmandu57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #102 |
110. I married late, in my forties |
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callous taoboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
108. Societal changes happening fast and furious- |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
114. $$$$ |
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powergirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
117. As a divorce lawyer, I can tell you - it's economics |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 07:56 PM Response to Reply #117 |
137. Have you seen an increase in divorices? Do you have statistics? |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
118. It's not unusual for divorce/separation rates to rise |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
123. We've have a 50 percent divorce rate (at least) |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
124. You offer only anecdotal evidence of your assertions |
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trudyco (975 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 11:38 PM Response to Reply #124 |
143. I think the OP is asking but nobody seems to have stats |
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NYC2099 (60 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
127. The weirdest stat I've read about divorce is.... |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:13 AM Response to Reply #127 |
144. One possible reason might be |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
130. Dunno. But this never-married is committed to remaining that way |
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trekbiker (724 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
133. my relationship was a casualty of Bush directly... |
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caligirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
135. 25th anniversary is tomorrow, 29 years since meeting. eom |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
138. It's because people aren't chaste enough. |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
140. It's been like this for several decades. Are you just now noticing? |
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