First Civil-Union Couple Parting Ways

petrym

A **** couple who entered into the nation's first same-sex civil union are splitting up amid allegations of violent behavior. :eek:

I wonder who gets the kids.

wingnut4772

Yeah, that never happens in hetero 'unions'...

MacLeod

Ya know, I wouldnt be suprised to learn that in 100 years, marriage wont exist anymore.

I can count on one hand the number of young couples I know of that have lasted a long time.

BIZILL

i don't even need fingers to count. i know NO one in any age bracket that has a very good relationship. well, maybe my buddy steveinaz. but really, i take marriage seriously. that is why i don't do it. i am not worthy of it in my current state. anyway, two things will prolly be gone in the next 50-100 years imo, marriage and halloween.

MrNightly

BIZILL wrote:

i don't even need fingers to count. i know NO one in any age bracket that has a very good relationship.

Well, You can put me down as having an Excellent relationship with my wife... True, it was rocky at first, and we almost split, but after fighting thru our problems, we are rock solid. And, BTW, we are in the 24-25 year old age bracket

BIZILL

and forever shall it be mr. nightly. good on ya. now i can now use 2 fingers to count. two people from club polk. c'mon ya'll. fill up a full set of fingers and even toes here.

Ricardo

We have our 19th anniversary this Sunday; ups and lows as in every relationship, but the balance is high on the positive side. I think the problem with some young couples is that they want it to be "easy" and at the first difference they split....Marriage is not easy, but worth it IMO.

McLoki

15 years on May 18th. I am now 39 and it was the first marriage for both of us.

We don't always see eye to eye, but we work through it till one sees the others point or one just decides the argument isn't worth it...

I think marriage is great, then again, I sucked at being single.

Michael

jdhdiggs

Only 6yrs here, but then my wife is only 26 and I'm only 28. No real fights yet. We had the kids, money, and religion stuff all hammered out before the wedding and we actually like all the inlaws...

TroyD

The Lovely Wendi and I will celebrate our 10th anniversary on the 30th.

Oy, her birthday is Christmas Eve....between that, Christmas and our anniversary...and then V-Day coming up in Feb. I'm pretty well BROKE until May.

BDT

petrym

The Mrs. and I are now at 18.5 wonderful years together. We got married in our mid-twenties after being high school sweethearts (she just 15, me 16.5). Her parents thought I was worthless with my Led Zep t-shirts and no aspirations of higher education. After I graduated I went into the service and she went to college. We dated other people on and off over the next eight years (mostly off), but whenever I came home on leave, it was as if I never left.

I got an assignment to Germany, got married, and we had a three-year honeymoon. Now my in-laws think I'm the best thing since sliced bread. Their daughter is very happy and we've given them two outstanding grandchildren. I also finished school with two degrees. Yeah, I rock.

It's better to wait and marry your best friend.

McLoki

petrym wrote:

It's better to wait and marry your best friend.

My best friend was a guy named Art. I don't think that would have worked - hell I don't even think it would have been legal. I'll stick with the wife I got....

Michael

petrym

Oops! Didn't think about that anybody's spouse wouldn't be their best friend. My Bad! :eek:

Side note: It took me and the Mrs 8 years before we had our first fight.

wingnut4772

MrNightly that's great that you and your wife are getting along so well. A lot of spouses have a difficult time being married to cops. They just don't understand what we go through.

MrNightly

wingnut4772 wrote:

MrNightly that's great that you and your wife are getting along so well. A lot of spouses have a difficult time being married to cops. They just don't understand what we go through.

Ha... *glancing over shoulder to see if she's still there*... ya we get along great...

Just kidding. No we have had our fair share of fights, and it hasn't been easy, but i can honestly say we are happy with eachother (most of the time) and neither of us wants out. She hates my job at times, but hey, i'm the only one working so there's not much she can do I don't think she really does understand what i do/go thru on the job, but that's why i have buddies right?

How long ya been on the force?

MrNightly

BIZILL wrote:

and forever shall it be mr. nightly. good on ya. now i can now use 2 fingers to count. two people from club polk. c'mon ya'll. fill up a full set of fingers and even toes here.

She made me say it... she was twisting one of my arms behind my back, and holding me down with a knee.. i had to obey and type.... yes master... :eek: anything she says... :cool:

LiquidSound

Who gets the carpet?

Ron-P

My wife and I are weeks away from hitting 14 years of marriage, we also dated 5 years before that. Neither of us were married before.

Marriage takes work, lots of it. But if you date long enough and work at it, it will work. My personal opinon is people are too weak and give up too easily or didn't date near long enough to get to know the person they married. After all, people rarely change.

wingnut4772

How long ya been on the force?

I am going on 8 years now. I am praying that they go to a 20 year retirement too. I can't see myself doing this for another 17 years! :eek:

masanz1

My first marriage last all of 2 years, best thing from the divorce, my current wife. 10 years coming next July, together 14. Going down to Vegas for my first time for the Anniversary. We're going to get married again. BTW I'm 39 she's 35, 2 kids 7 and 3.

BIZILL

i envy all of you. my ex is a very wonderful gal. but she and i just can't get it right. we've been beating a dead horse for 11 years. hard to totally part ways being that we have to little boys. we've tried everything, but everything fails. i am interested in another gal, but my guilt won't allow me to investigate it. when i read about things like masanz just typed, it makes me wonder... hey, can love be had again? i'm gonna be 30 this month, but have already thrown in the towel. sheesh, what a crazy thing relationships are.

cheddar

well, it'll be only five years at our next anniversary with two years of dating/engagement before that. same as y'all with the fights and hard work but still going strong. my church home group has about eight married couples in it, all of us in our 30s, first marriages, and with one or two kids. i guess statistically we're due for a bunch of divorces somewhere, but i wouldn't put the nail in the coffin of marriage anytime soon just 'cause the stats are against us.

petrym

Stats mean absolutely nothing when all is in order.