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Is this the year of the divorce?
Don't get me wrong, I know this goes on all over England and the rest of the world everyday but I'm now experiencing this happening to friends of mine on what seems like a very regular occurance.
1. My next door neighbours, they've been married for 15 years plus and they have two kids. The husband has left, he's been having an affair for the last 4 to 5 months with a woman at work.
2. A very good female friend and work colleague decided to separated from her husband. They've not even been married for 2 years! She wanted to try and sort their marriage out but he's now divorcing her on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour.
3. Friend and old work colleage of 14 years, they've been married for the last 5 years and are now in the process of divorcing because they've grown apart. They've also been working abroad or other parts of country most of the time and this hasn't helped in any way, although that's not a great excuse.
Lastly
4. Another friend and old work colleage of 14 years, they've been married since 1986 and they have two kids. He has left his wife as of yesterday evening after having an affair (again sheesh) with a work colleague for the last 3 or 4 months.
The last one was a complete shock and I only found this out on Friday night when I went out for a few beers with him, never even expected anything like this to happen and to say that this completely threw me is an understatement. I had only recently been round their house for a meal and muck around with the kids and couldn't see anything wrong or even felt like anything was wrong.
Is anyone else experience this at the moment? Does anyone know of more pending divorces than me or is it just the area I'm living in?
At the moment, other people's life really suck but it's dragging me down as well, Friday night was the worst I've felt in a long while and these situations have put me off marriage completely.
I'm off out now with some of my other friends that are single and if they've got any sense they'll stay that way, I know I will be.
Discuss....while I'm having a few beers.
Don't get me wrong, I know this goes on all over England and the rest of the world everyday but I'm now experiencing this happening to friends of mine on what seems like a very regular occurance.
1. My next door neighbours, they've been married for 15 years plus and they have two kids. The husband has left, he's been having an affair for the last 4 to 5 months with a woman at work.
2. A very good female friend and work colleague decided to separated from her husband. They've not even been married for 2 years! She wanted to try and sort their marriage out but he's now divorcing her on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour.
3. Friend and old work colleage of 14 years, they've been married for the last 5 years and are now in the process of divorcing because they've grown apart. They've also been working abroad or other parts of country most of the time and this hasn't helped in any way, although that's not a great excuse.
Lastly
4. Another friend and old work colleage of 14 years, they've been married since 1986 and they have two kids. He has left his wife as of yesterday evening after having an affair (again sheesh) with a work colleague for the last 3 or 4 months.
The last one was a complete shock and I only found this out on Friday night when I went out for a few beers with him, never even expected anything like this to happen and to say that this completely threw me is an understatement. I had only recently been round their house for a meal and muck around with the kids and couldn't see anything wrong or even felt like anything was wrong.
Is anyone else experience this at the moment? Does anyone know of more pending divorces than me or is it just the area I'm living in?
At the moment, other people's life really suck but it's dragging me down as well, Friday night was the worst I've felt in a long while and these situations have put me off marriage completely.
I'm off out now with some of my other friends that are single and if they've got any sense they'll stay that way, I know I will be.
Discuss....while I'm having a few beers.
Jive wrote:
> I hope you get to see your Uncle as much as possible in the future, I
> hope he never forgets you and whatever his decison in life maybe, I
> hope it doesn't affect your relationship with him.
Thanks Jive, I hope I will get to see him again sometimes, and I'm quite glad to hear that he and my Aunt are still getting on well as friends.
I'm trying to get to know my Aunt's new boyfriend who she's moving in with soon, and he seems nice, but it's still a bit uncomfortable.
> I hope you get to see your Uncle as much as possible in the future, I
> hope he never forgets you and whatever his decison in life maybe, I
> hope it doesn't affect your relationship with him.
Thanks Jive, I hope I will get to see him again sometimes, and I'm quite glad to hear that he and my Aunt are still getting on well as friends.
I'm trying to get to know my Aunt's new boyfriend who she's moving in with soon, and he seems nice, but it's still a bit uncomfortable.
Not a problem Herc, I too have been down that route of having my Mum and Dad not talking and also being on the point of divorce. I only found that out about 5 years ago but I remember the time when it was really dodgy.
At one point they almost divorced over a cheque that hadn't been paid into the bank....I mean how stupid is that?
Thankfully they are now sorted and have no problems but it's just other people at the moment who are really getting me down. People who have been married longer than I'vw known them personally at some point and the kids will suffer the most and this is the most distressing part of it!
It seems now that everyone who has made that "lifelong" commitment feels the need to break it and I don't understand why.
At one point they almost divorced over a cheque that hadn't been paid into the bank....I mean how stupid is that?
Thankfully they are now sorted and have no problems but it's just other people at the moment who are really getting me down. People who have been married longer than I'vw known them personally at some point and the kids will suffer the most and this is the most distressing part of it!
It seems now that everyone who has made that "lifelong" commitment feels the need to break it and I don't understand why.
My parents used to always fight (not punching and stuff, just arguing) and it really got me quite upset. They used to like eachother but then they just really didnt like eachother. I didnt used to say anything when they were arguing but just try to ignore it. But I couldnt. Then, after a while, I decided to tell them that I hated them always fighting and stuff. They seemed to calm down a little and I repeated myself over and over again until they stopped.
Now they are happy again....... which makes me happy.
:)
But, my aunt and uncle also broke up. I liked my uncle a bit but now I dont see him.
Ah well, marriage is crap.
Sorry to hear you are feeling like this Jive. Hope you feel better soon.
:)
Now they are happy again....... which makes me happy.
:)
But, my aunt and uncle also broke up. I liked my uncle a bit but now I dont see him.
Ah well, marriage is crap.
Sorry to hear you are feeling like this Jive. Hope you feel better soon.
:)
Ant wrote:
> Very saddening, and I heard that something like half of marriages
> these days end up in divorce.
Well Ant, I'm very sorry to hear about your situation, I know that your younger than myself and that is one of the reasons why your feeling sad. Yes divorce is a very heart wrenching experience but one I'd not rather go through at this moment in time.
As you've said your wont get to see your Uncle as much or maybe not at all now and that is very sad. I hope that I will be able to see my friends kids as much as I've seen then over the last year or so. I used to babysit for them but things in my personal life changed to the point where that wasn't possible.
I hope you get to see your Uncle as much as possible in the future, I hope he never forgets you and whatever his decison in life maybe, I hope it doesn't affect your relationship with him.
> Very saddening, and I heard that something like half of marriages
> these days end up in divorce.
Well Ant, I'm very sorry to hear about your situation, I know that your younger than myself and that is one of the reasons why your feeling sad. Yes divorce is a very heart wrenching experience but one I'd not rather go through at this moment in time.
As you've said your wont get to see your Uncle as much or maybe not at all now and that is very sad. I hope that I will be able to see my friends kids as much as I've seen then over the last year or so. I used to babysit for them but things in my personal life changed to the point where that wasn't possible.
I hope you get to see your Uncle as much as possible in the future, I hope he never forgets you and whatever his decison in life maybe, I hope it doesn't affect your relationship with him.
My Aunt and Uncle who have two kids have just split up, and it's come as a complete shock. I really like my Uncle and now I'll hardly get to see him, because one night he just suddenly says that he didn't love her anymore...that the spark they first had together was gone.
Very saddening, and I heard that something like half of marriages these days end up in divorce.
Very saddening, and I heard that something like half of marriages these days end up in divorce.
Is this the year of the divorce?
Don't get me wrong, I know this goes on all over England and the rest of the world everyday but I'm now experiencing this happening to friends of mine on what seems like a very regular occurance.
1. My next door neighbours, they've been married for 15 years plus and they have two kids. The husband has left, he's been having an affair for the last 4 to 5 months with a woman at work.
2. A very good female friend and work colleague decided to separated from her husband. They've not even been married for 2 years! She wanted to try and sort their marriage out but he's now divorcing her on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour.
3. Friend and old work colleage of 14 years, they've been married for the last 5 years and are now in the process of divorcing because they've grown apart. They've also been working abroad or other parts of country most of the time and this hasn't helped in any way, although that's not a great excuse.
Lastly
4. Another friend and old work colleage of 14 years, they've been married since 1986 and they have two kids. He has left his wife as of yesterday evening after having an affair (again sheesh) with a work colleague for the last 3 or 4 months.
The last one was a complete shock and I only found this out on Friday night when I went out for a few beers with him, never even expected anything like this to happen and to say that this completely threw me is an understatement. I had only recently been round their house for a meal and muck around with the kids and couldn't see anything wrong or even felt like anything was wrong.
Is anyone else experience this at the moment? Does anyone know of more pending divorces than me or is it just the area I'm living in?
At the moment, other people's life really suck but it's dragging me down as well, Friday night was the worst I've felt in a long while and these situations have put me off marriage completely.
I'm off out now with some of my other friends that are single and if they've got any sense they'll stay that way, I know I will be.
Discuss....while I'm having a few beers.
Don't get me wrong, I know this goes on all over England and the rest of the world everyday but I'm now experiencing this happening to friends of mine on what seems like a very regular occurance.
1. My next door neighbours, they've been married for 15 years plus and they have two kids. The husband has left, he's been having an affair for the last 4 to 5 months with a woman at work.
2. A very good female friend and work colleague decided to separated from her husband. They've not even been married for 2 years! She wanted to try and sort their marriage out but he's now divorcing her on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour.
3. Friend and old work colleage of 14 years, they've been married for the last 5 years and are now in the process of divorcing because they've grown apart. They've also been working abroad or other parts of country most of the time and this hasn't helped in any way, although that's not a great excuse.
Lastly
4. Another friend and old work colleage of 14 years, they've been married since 1986 and they have two kids. He has left his wife as of yesterday evening after having an affair (again sheesh) with a work colleague for the last 3 or 4 months.
The last one was a complete shock and I only found this out on Friday night when I went out for a few beers with him, never even expected anything like this to happen and to say that this completely threw me is an understatement. I had only recently been round their house for a meal and muck around with the kids and couldn't see anything wrong or even felt like anything was wrong.
Is anyone else experience this at the moment? Does anyone know of more pending divorces than me or is it just the area I'm living in?
At the moment, other people's life really suck but it's dragging me down as well, Friday night was the worst I've felt in a long while and these situations have put me off marriage completely.
I'm off out now with some of my other friends that are single and if they've got any sense they'll stay that way, I know I will be.
Discuss....while I'm having a few beers.