This thread is meant for discussion and is not intended to be a 'sour grapes' thread.
A month or so ago, I took my kids to a birthday party at a movie theater. My son saw one of his buddies there and the boy asked me if he could come over for a play date? Sure..if your dad says OK. I met his father, a tall good looking guy who agreed that it would be OK, even tho' it was during the week. He seemed like a nice man and father.
He picked up his son later on and we had a bit of a chat. He was a NYC detective and was considering a change to become a nurse. Being a doc, I told him I thought that would be a great move. We had a nice chat. Nice guy.
The next week, I brought my son over for a playdate and met his wife. Again, a nice woman...average in appearance...works in real estate, dark hair, pleasant. The entry wall was filled with family and wedding photos. The envy thing hit me...another happily married couple.
Yesterday, my sis calls me up and tells me that she bumped into this woman at a local event. Out of nowhere she starts unloading stuff on my sis...that she had an affair..that "she's unhappy...always been unhappy....deserves to be happy" etc. The husband wants counselling and to work on the marriage. The wife wants out.
Affairs...seem rampant.
Thoughts?
Is marriage an institution well-suited to the prairies of the expanding west in the 1800's but ill-fitting for working couples of the 21st century?
Should something be changed with regards to who, when or how one gets married or divorced?
Pardon the pun but should there be term limits? Should you sign up for 5 years with an option for 5 more?
Or, is marriage just fine the way it is?
FIB
Me 55; XW 47; 2 kids (S13, D11) Bomb 05/19/06 Original thread http://tinyurl.com/yg2ou2t Last anniversary 04/25/10, Divorced 5/12/10 Status: Loving father of 2 beautiful children;
