Are your parents still together?

MagicMarker

I'm curious how many of the people here have parents who are still together? Mine aren't, seperated over ten years ago and divorced about 2 years ago. There are very few in my family who are still married, most aunts and uncles are seperated or onto a second marriage. So I guess it's clear where my lack of faith in marriage comes from.

So, what's your story?

oztots

Poll?

But yeah. They tend to seperate to go to work though.

KnifeWRENCH

Yep, together 27 (I think) years.
Despite the amount of time they spend bitching about each other, I think they are pretty happy.
I'd be very surprised if they ever separated - it's not like either of them would ever find someone else anyway.

BroomBurner

Separated for 10 years then got back together. No option for temporary separation?

flyton5

my parents are seperated about 2years.....absolutely hate the ground the other walks on.....should have sold the house but with the damn downturn they'v just taken 2 dividing up rooms in the house......

IvyTheTerrible

Together for 30 years, and still happy. They get sad when they have to spend a night apart, it's cute.

Curvy Vixen

Mine are together 46 years and married for 43....as happy as the day they met and quite often need to get a room! *insert puke smilie*

Ginny

Still together 31 years later.

Turd Ferguson

Yup, still together after all these years. I was the best mistake that ever happened to them

cmcsoft

Mine are still together, 28 years next year I think

star-pants

Married 29 years this coming March.
Happy as the day they met? not so sure lol - they argue like any good couple but love each other very much

themadchef

40 years and counting.

Cute as hell whe they argue because you know it never lasts more than a day.

I know he would walk through any fire to get to her, and she worships him.

ScumLord

No me da ran away with yore ma.

wolfpawnat

Aww its great to see that so many couples make it:)
Mine were together 2 year, then married for 5 years, separted for 13 years and divorced for 4years now. Father met another woman after the separation though, was with her 10years before marrying her the same year as my parents divorce.

Delirium

No, my mother died 22 years ago.

themadchef

MagicMarker wrote: »

I'm curious how many of the people here have parents who are still together? Mine aren't, seperated over ten years ago and divorced about 2 years ago. There are very few in my family who are still married, most aunts and uncles are seperated or onto a second marriage. So I guess it's clear where my lack of faith in marriage comes from.

So, what's your story?

I was just thinking about that, and i guess it had the opposite affect on me. As i said, my parents are 40yrs married. I knew what a good marriage should be like... and knew the relationship i had with my now ex was terrible to say the least. So after a few years of heartbreak, trying for the sake of it, we split.

We discussed this lately (my friends and I), the fact that we may never truly be happy in a relationship because no one treats us the way our dad treats our mams. I know it sounds silly, but honestly, i can only hope to find that kind of happiness.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Married 19 years, together about 21. I bet they're still doing it too, the dirty old articles

My parents make my stomach sick. 36 years and she has delusions about "Daddy" being hotter than George Clooney. ~Shudder~

I'm the opposite of you Magic, all my relatives and friends parents are still together. Hell even all my neighbours. Bar one or two exceptions where one partner was abusive.

MagicMarker

Leslie Howling Topping wrote: »

Married 19 years, together about 21. I bet they're still doing it too, the dirty old articles

They probably do it on the kitchen table when you're upstairs.

January

Together 25 years, married 21 years. Still happy, I think! They don't argue, they bicker... and they still do "it" yuck

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

MagicMarker wrote: »

They probably do it on the kitchen table when you're upstairs.

They're such degenerates. Glad I don't live in their den of sin anymore

riff-raff

NO a part divorced and mam remarried 2 years ago and she happy out...:)

metaoblivia

Nope. They were together for 28 years, and divorced 6 years ago. They finalized the divorce the day after my brother's marriage to his second wife (which also ended in divorce). It was pretty amicable, but they don't speak or see each other. I think the only time they've seen each other since the divorce was when I was in the hospital for a surgery.

littlebug

They've been together for 47 years and married 44 years . They have their moments and there's bickering aplenty but they're happy as far as I can tell. Not that they'd ever say so... none of that mushy nonsense for them:D

Davidius

Yes, married 25 years at the moment with 6 kids. 4 of which are over 18.

I suppose this is the reason I think divorced people are silly.[/:pac:]

SilverSparkle

Married 19 years now divorced for 4 years

Kashkai

Parents going out with each other since their mid teens (boy/girl next door thing), married at 21/22 and still together 41 years later. Everyone I know is still married. I'm married 10 years, have 4 kids and we're pretty happy. I suppose its down to meeting the right person for you, and having a realistic expectation of what you want from the relationship. Give and take comes into it too. Oh and a good row every now and then to let off steam doesn't do any harm. The making up is the fun part.:D

spurious

Still together after 46 years.

brianthebard

My parents are Catholic, so yes.

Dudess

Still together 37 years on... but really, I would not say they're "as happy together as the day they met". It seems they just put up with each other out of a sense of obligation - it's not as if there's serious issues there or anything, but it just seems more like a companionship than a loving marriage. They seem contented though.

SarcasticFairy

Nope, not together. All apart from 3 couples (out of 10 couples of Aunts & Uncles) have seperated/divorced/moved on to further marriage(s). Even within most of my classes, about 80% of peoples parents aren't together.

I don't have anything againist marriage though. I've never been one of those girls who dreams about her wedding day and big amounts of whiteness or anything, but if it happens, it happens!

seamus

36 years now. The number of their peers who I know that I would rate as "happily married" is well into 80%. Though you never know really what's going on behind closed doors I guess.

I actually know of more divorced/separated people over 50 than under 50. But that may be normal.

RubyXI

SarcasticFairy wrote: »

Nope, not together. All apart from 3 couples (out of 10 couples of Aunts & Uncles) have seperated/divorced/moved on to further marriage(s). Even within most of my classes, about 80% of peoples parents aren't together.

I don't have anything againist marriage though. I've never been one of those girls who dreams about her wedding day and big amounts of whiteness or anything, but if it happens, it happens!

80% Really? What age are you. I'm 24 and when i was in school i don't think anyones parents were seperated. Times have changes since my day!

thelordofcheese

phi3 wrote: »

80% Really? What age are you. I'm 24 and when i was in school i don't think anyones parents were seperated. Times have changes since my day!

Yeah, people are less likely to put up with horrible marriages for bullshit reasons like "the sake of the kids" or "For better or for worse"

Fuck that noise.

Raytown Rocks

Mam and dad were 52 years married In March.

Alas my mam had died in febuary...so It was a sad day for the oul fella.

seamus

thelordofcheese wrote: »

Yeah, people are less likely to put up with horrible marriages for bullshit reasons like "the sake of the kids" or "For better or for worse"

The other problem is that people are too likely to give up when they have to deal with a little bit of stress. The sheep have been brought up by TV to accept nothing but the best, so when something goes wrong, clearly that wasn't "the best", and it's time to start looking again.

People who are unhappy consume more.

HalloweenJack

Nope. My folks split when I was 1 and divorced when I was 11.

Looking back, I'm happy with it. My older siblings have told me about the fighting and general crapiness before my folks seperated. I don't remember any of that and I was raised entirely by my mother while my dad was living abroad so it was a totally relaxed atmosphere at home. I imagine it was much better than what probably went before.

My parents had a huge fight before I was born and one left, have never had contact with that parent. They never married. I really don't care, have been surrounded by loving relatives all my life.
As the poll option is "seperated/divorced" or "random", er... I'll abstain.

ChocolateSauce

My mother got pregnant with me at age 17 and isn't sure who the father is, gave me up for adoption to a single parent who can't land a husband and now I live alone.

Always alone....

rotinaj

My Dad left with this happy camper

Galvasean

*votes aliens*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYrsjYHHMFU

Galvasean

d3mon24 wrote: »

My Dad left with this happy camper

I was about to click thanks, but cant tell if you're serious...

SarcasticFairy

phi3 wrote: »

80% Really? What age are you. I'm 24 and when i was in school i don't think anyones parents were seperated. Times have changes since my day!

I'm a 6th year! Yeah, we were actually talking about it the other day! We looked around at who was in the room and out of about 24 people, 18 people's parents were not together! There isn't that much between us age-wise, but yeah, things have definitely changed since then. It's so normal now, whereas you hear so many stories (obviously, me only being little and oblivious, I didn't actually technically live through these times) about people who stayed together despite hating each others guts, just because that's how society worked. Crazy!

Volvoboy

Nope they separated 9 years ago, still aint divorced.

They broke up the day i turned 13

But things are good in the hood now both live with people who they are very happy with. Its all that matters TBH.

rotinaj

Galvasean wrote: »

I was about to click thanks, but cant tell if you're serious...

I am. He died in 99

Aidric

Still together after 30 years.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Mine are together 42 years, married 41 and I've never seen them argue. Doesn't seem too bad tbh.

Aisling(",)

mine are together 36 years i think.
only know one person whoose parents have divorced and none of my neighbours are.

ejmaztec

My parents are together in heaven, unless there's a bookies, or a pub, in which case I don't think they're likely to bump into each much. In fact, that's what happened when they were alive (although they must have bumped into each other at least three times then ).

Auldloon

Married 52 years and like 2 parts of one person. Can remember a few fights when i was young but nothing major.

xzanti

They're still together, although twas touch and go a few times in the early years.. Happy as can be now..