You know, I've heard this before...the idea that people just don't want to work through the hard times any more. I think it's true, to a point. But I think we're seeing a couple of different trends here. It may be that people are taking the easy road and getting out too soon.....but back in my mom's and g'mas days, the easy thing to do was to stay in a marriage no matter how miserable it made you. Divorce then was too damned hard.

Marriage is a big thing, it can hold you up or tear you down. And I think that if it's a wrong one, if you jumped in too fast, or just if people changed along the way....the worst thing you can do is stay together. Hell, I firmly believe the worst 5 words in the English language are "staying together for the kids." Anyone who's actually BEEN a kid of miserable parents KNOWS it's not good for the kids.

So yeah, folks are jumping in too fast...and possibly giving up too soon. I'm taking my time, personally, my grandparents are having their 60th wedding anniversary this year....and I wouldn't hate getting into those numbers myself. But honestly, I prefer the current balance of marriage to divorce to one where people HAD to stay in something that was smothering them.

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