Well, this is my thread, so I get the last word!!!
I would suggest that, if we had this discussion in the same room, we would agree much more that we would disagree. Our discussion was restricted by the constraints of this forum.
If you look at the title on the very top of your web browser, you will see why you (and all of us) are here. We are here because we believe, in most circumstances (and certainly each of our circumstances), that divorce is not the answer. On this we can agree without question.
Those of us here who are parents (well over 95% of us) believe that the best place for a child to grow up is in a home with both of their biological parents in living the same home as a happily married couple. In these conditions, the parents can use their collective judgment to collaborate on what is best for their own child. And this will be different from family to family.
