I feel that in today's society divorce has become a "norm". I bothers me to think that people who vow to each other "death do us part" can get a divorce as quickly as five hours after the wedding. It also bothers me that people change spouses like they change their underwear. It is not emotionally healthy and it is not at all healthy for the children involved. On page 50 of About Marriage there is a cartoon of a girl on the phone asking "so, are you still with the same parents?". It has also become a norm of society for children to grow up thinking its okay to have two seperate lives with two seperate parents. I understand that in some instances it is imparitive for divorce but if you are going to make that decision you should make sure you love and are committed to that other individual.
Posted by Kayla Lukacs at February 6, 2005 06:55 PM | TrackBackI completely agree with you. It's like a couple hits one bump in the road and they're done. Some people might as well never get married again. Like Donald Trump, seriously, what was this his fourth marriage? And he and his new wife claim they're in love. Yeah right. She just wants his money, and once she gets what she wants, she's outta there. Today's society doesn't charish marriage. Marriage is used for money and a false sense of happiness. It seems like half the people I know have parents who are divorced. It really scares me that people can think they're so in love and then turn around and get a divorce one year letter. Our society takes everything way too fast and way too seriously. We need to slow down and make better decisions.
Posted by: Caroline Jones at February 8, 2005 01:26 PMI agree with you, people today think nothing of making major decisions with little thought. It really will determine how their children will grow up. Sometimes children will feel torn between parents or felt they need to decide on one parent. If you don't love the person you married at least think about your actions before you have a kid because your then screwing someone elses' life up.
Posted by: Jen Sherbo at February 8, 2005 06:53 PMI agree with you both, it seems like couples do not even try to fix their problems because a simple divorce will fix everything. After awhile that can take an emotional toll on the people involved.An example of someone not thinking before they concent to a committment like marriage is Britney Spears. She knew the guy from I think grade school and sees him one day and says hey lets get married. What is that? I was watching celebrity breakups and there was one that lasted for like five hours. Something like that makes me angry. Why would you commit whole-heartedly to someone that you don't know as well as you should have?
Posted by: Kayla Lukacs at February 8, 2005 08:11 PMI think that people are going into marriage too lightly, it is a big responsiblilty. To share your life with someone else and to have a family with another person is a big step in a persons life. I don't like it either that the "norm" is to have divorced parents, there is enough for kids to deal with besides there parents getting a divorce.
Posted by: Heather Chicotella at February 8, 2005 10:49 PMI agree with you. Divorce is being the hit of society. Why i dont quite understand. As far as I see it "till death do us part" does mean until the other person dies. Divorces are done everyday, yes sometimes it might be needed but they are cases where a divorce is not needed and problems could be worked out very easily.
Posted by: Jasmine Urgent at February 9, 2005 08:24 PM