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I’ve had my moments, but as of today, I do not regret getting married nearly 31 years ago.
We’ve all heard the statistics that almost half of marriages in the United States end in divorce or separation. It’s a big risk to walk down the aisle and pledge your unending love and support to another person. Given that divorce is so expensive and emotionally taxing, it’s kind of amazing that so many people still give marriage a shot.
At my age, I know happy single people, happy married people, and one or two unhappy single people (they wish they were not alone and are still looking). I no longer know many unhappy married people, because they mostly already got their divorces and are happy again.
At this point, the widows and widowers seem to have it the hardest. When you’ve been with another person for decades and you lose them, the grief and loneliness is profound. It’s the other big risk of marriage—the one you don’t really worry about at the start.
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I don’t know. Do widows and widowers have it the hardest? At least thats not a separation by choice. Does that make sense?
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I think it’s really, really rough/excruciating for the first year. My father-in-law seemed to make a turn (for the better) after the one year anniversary.
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Good luck to him, hey. Interesting topic. If you were closer I’de open a bottle of wine.
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I would love that, my Aussie friend!
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I never really thought about that. The older we get, the less unhappy married people there are. So true…
Congrats on your wonderful marriage!
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Thank you!
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Mary, evidently great minds think alike, Our titles are the same on this prompt but the answers are completely different. I am going to link to this post if you don’t mind, have a Great day!
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Sure! I’d like to read your blog, but for some reason I can’t find it using the website address listed in your user info.
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http://www.dawgydaddyresponds.org should take you to it. Please let me know,thanx
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Actually, I’ve figured it out now. I found your blog and subscribed!
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Thank you
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