My parents have been married for 34 years but it is not the typical marriage. I have seen them hug once (on my wedding day for a photo), never seen them kiss, and basically they've lived sorta separate lives but in the same house for years. I first asked my mom why she hadn't divorced my dad in 6th grade.
Their marriage and lack of communication definitely affects my marriage bc DHs parents have been happily married for 35 years and have a normal marriage. DH has told me I need counseling bc of my parents marriage.
paddyb yup. My mom & former uncle got married 3 years ago. It was a horrible situation but at this point everyone's (well kid wise) is as ok with it as we can be. My aunt can't really handle being in the same room as my mom or stepdad which made 2 summers ago really interesting because all 3 of my cousins got married. Thank god for alcohol at those events!!
My parents divorced when I was 15. My dad remarried right away but my mom has only been on one date since (13 years). They had a terrible relationship tho and split up many times before the divorce. I feel bad for her and want to set her up, but she says shes happy and wpuld only want somekne to watch movies with and to go out to supper with once in a while. She wants to continue to do her own thing.
I hope to have the marriage that my mom and dad had for 45 years (my dad died 3 months before their 46th year anniversary). They truly loved each other and it was very evident in their everyday life. My mom was diagnosed with MS about 20 years ago and my dad was there for her every step of the way. Then when my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer my mom did not hesitate to be his caretaker. Growing up, they never fought, I mean never fought. DH and I have had some serious issues and when talking them over with my mom I have asked her if she ever fought with my dad. She simply said yes but we always managed to work it out behind closed doors. They were an amazing couple and I truly hope Jack and Della can say the same for DH and I.
My parents have been divorced since I was 5. My dad has always stayed in the picture, even when he moved about 6 hours away for a couple of years while I was a teenager. I'm close to both parents now, and even though they don't like each other, they can be civil, be in the same room and still get along with each others family. In fact, my mom and my dads first cousin babysat for me together the other night.
My mom (who I love very much) can be very nasty towards my dad, but my dad never says a bad thing about my mom, even though I know they don't agree on most things. He has always told my brother and I to appreciate how much she did for us as a single mom when he wasn't close by, and I think I'm pretty lucky they have that type of relationship.
My dad has been with my stepmom almost 20 years and they are happily married. DH's parents have been married almost 35 years, even though they seem to drive each other crazy half the time
Post by lizwinderson on Mar 2, 2015 21:02:56 GMT -5
Parents have been married 34 years. They have had their ups and downs I'm sure but always came out of it. My maternal grandparents were married 60 years before my grandfather passed last month.
I can only hope to show this exact same dedication to my spouse and our relationship to A growing up.
Post by stegasaurus on Mar 2, 2015 21:27:42 GMT -5
The whole world thought my parents were happily married until my dad cheated when I was in high school. They got divorced over my senior year. I'm selfishly glad it didn't happen until I was older, but it was still really hard. My dad always put us kids in the middle.
Post by huskiefanuw on Mar 2, 2015 23:43:00 GMT -5
They have been married for over 40 years now, they had their ups and downs but they are happy together and work well together. Dh's parents divorced when he was in 4th grade and can still barely talk to each other.
Mine were married but should have been divorced. My dad bailed and it was just mom a lot of the time, but she never left him and they are finally happily married now.
Parents divorced when I was 12 and we only saw my dad every other weekend. He mostly left us at my grandparents' house. Most of you know the deal, but he has narcissistic personality disorder and I still struggle with his absent behavior today. Sad. My mom was a single mom who worked three jobs and I had to hold down the fort for us four girls. It was not fun most days.
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