I also think there should be a mandatory waiting period - especially when children are involved.
I couldn't agree more. I've stated this on some other thread before, but I think that before you are allowed to get married, both people need to take a marriage class that is no less than 12 weeks long (and pass it) before a marriage license can be given. Hopefully, then each person will know what they are getting into and what it takes to make M work for the long haul and not "learning on the job" as it were.
Bottom line, it takes 30 minutes to get married, yet it can take months or even years to get D--maybe we need to reverse that. Just a thought.
Me36, W38 S12, S3 T20, M4 Bomb dropped 8/18/11 Moved out 8/18/11 Filed for D 10/20/11 OM Confirmed 11/5/11