So I say....

A lot more than half my friend. Half the marriages in this country end in divorce and the other half consist of a large chunk who can't afford it or stay for the kids.
You could be right but seeing is believing and I haven't seen it yet. I see people in relationships but I see so many people who cheat and are scared to death to be themselves because they don't want to cause arguments.
I'm not saying all relationships are bad just the ones I've seen most of the time.
Thanks for the pick me up though kid.

 

Shit when you find one let me know its like a white tiger. We know that existed at some point but people don't see them that much anymore lol.

 

I think you are making things way more glum than they are... and Im not giving up on you damn it! I WILL wear you down and I WILL make you an optimist!!!
LOL

 

Seriously cheesing right now buddy. I might actually call one of my conquests for a second date in your honor lol.

 

I love cheese! and oh, in my honor!! LOL.

 

Ummm how do you keep a family together if the two anchors are no together?

 

Family doesn't always mean a nuclear one. Each boat is its own anchor they just need to be a fleet when needs be.

 

there are women out there with evil intentions. you have to see through the facade. there are many tartuffes out there.

 

If you are talking about cousins and uncles...yeah ok sure. If you are talking about mother father and children...

...yeah, you keep trying to talk yourself into that one.

 

Interesting, blueskies3.

Power, opinion and subset. I am not sure they all go together when you operate within accepted codes and professional ethics. Not to even talk about constitutional duties that are expressly clear about treatment of human beings, not stereotypical judgement of skin colour.

People come up with all sorts of justifications for their actions, but the system has so woven into itself methods of interrogating such issues. It explains why we have judicial actions that tend to invoke justice.

Communities are communities, and when you make a choice to join a community you are signing up to abide by the norms that subsists within the community. It is not as if you are coerced, you make a choice, after careful consideration to join out of your own freewill.

Yet, if you must belong, you don't want to violate the proceedings in that community in how you conduct yourself as programmed by your beliefs. These issues should be clear-cut ab initio.

 

Dude what you're pressuming may work for you but doesn't mean its the only way. Plenty of people are happy co parenting and living in two seperate places.

 

Quantify that.

The vast majority aren't ......and you have "the people you know" to support your stance, and I have years of research to support mine. We have been through this before.

 

Just curious, aside from the parents, do you think that's in the best interest of the child having to live in two separate places and having to function in two different household structures?

 

One thing I'm sure of is two parents aren't happy but who stick it out for the kids is not good for kids to see.

 

Psych research doesn't hold much weight with because a lot of times when they poll kids from single homes and their problems it has far more to do with their financial situation then it does with having two parents in the household. I truly believe having both parents in the kid's life is what's most in important. Living under the same roof doesn't guarantee anything.

 

I agree with that, but I was asking about the dual parenting from separate homes and what you thought about that regarding the child(ren).

 

You have two people who are happier because they don't have the added stress of dealing with their significant other. The kids get two places to call home and they don't have to deal with as much home stress.

 

I hear you....