My husband and I preferred that our two children not date anyone whose parents were divorced. When the going gets tough, and it always does, we didn't want their spouses to think that walking out the marriage was an easy option.
Our daughter met someone in college whose father had died. We did not learn until after they were serious that his parents divorced. His mom was married and her dad had been divorced not once, but twice. Fortunately for us, My son-in law is a keeper! He asked our daughter before they got married if she would quit work when they had kids. He had come home from school every day to an empty house with no food. He didn't want his kids to experience that or live with only one parent. She said yes.
Some people can learn from their experience and avoid passing it on to the next generation by working extra hard. They have been married 23 years. We have been married 49 years!
Catherine
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