Do couples give up too quickly?

[Alex+R 0]

I have never done one major thing in my life I didn't have doubts about. My absolute conviction that what I'm doing is the right thing ends at clipping my toenails and showering, pretty much.

[Krikit 1,163]

My thoughts about marriage are the same as tattoos: if you ever had 1 doubt, even for a second, it's because you're not supposed to do it.

Ahhhh, youth. It really is wasted on the young.

so you think you should get married even if you have doubts, correct?

No. I'm saying that many/most things in life are not as cut and dried as that. There are many things which have to weighed when making such huge life decisions. It would be nice if things were that simple, though.

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

Everything has become so disposable, even relationships...even friends of mine (several) have multiple divorces because as soon as things weren't easy, one party would split...

Guess that's why I waited till I was 37; waited for my soulmate...

[one...two...tree 2,762]

"What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility." ~ Leo Tolstoy

[Alex+R 0]

"What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility." ~ Leo Tolstoy

My mom was just saying that yesterday. It really is so so so true. I think that's the most important thing you can tell anyone before they get married. Almost any amount of problems is surmountable if you deal with them well. The tiniest problems are huge roadblocks if you deal with them poorly.

[Queen Jenn 0]

Every relationship gets tested. And there will be days when everyone just wants to walk away. Personally, I cant speak for others, but the bond that Sasha and I have is remarkable. And neither of us would give the other any reason to walk away.

I feel the same way. My fiance and I have a bond that is incredible. I will NEVER give up or walk away from our relationship. There's no way I could ever love anyone as much as I love him.

[brnidokiegurl 0]

Everything has become so disposable, even relationships...even friends of mine (several) have multiple divorces because as soon as things weren't easy, one party would split...

Guess that's why I waited till I was 37; waited for my soulmate...

Like the measles, love is most dangerous when it comes late in life Lord Byron (of course your not Late)

[sereia 0]

now we've seen it all! i think some people definitely DO give up waaaay too easily.

[JVKn'CVO 11]

Saludos,

Caro

[Nessa 23]

[Ban Hammer 12,840]

now we've seen it all! i think some people definitely DO give up waaaay too easily.

i still think he coulda switched from smoking cigs to chewing tobacco.

[Krikit 1,163]

That had to be one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen. I mean, that was institutional crazy.

[Alex+R 0]

I dunno. I had the same thing happen, and it felt like a big violation of trust. But I certainly wouldn't get divorced over it!

[FaithfulandTrue 6]

I know two women who were having troubles with their husbands and are now separated. Neither one was married more than 5 years. It seems to me that they just gave up...

Do people still fight to stay married?

i would fight to save my marriage...

[KitEEgirl 0]

What are the statistics now? 1 in 2 marriages end in divorce?!

I guess divorce has become so widely accepted that people don't think twice about it. Some has to do with the fact that maybe women aren't as dependent on their husbands as they used to be. I am unfortunately divorced, and I told my fiance, I will never go through that again.

There are things that ruin a marriage (cheating, etc) and once that bond is broken, I personally don't think it can be remade. I don't agree nor like the fact that couples give up so easily, but in some cases, I understand why what happens, happens.