[SauronOfMordor]

My father split when I was three, and I became a very bad human being.

My dad left when I was four. I haven't become a serial killer, but the lack of a dad, in my opinion, does leave a gap in me, emotionally.

[small_l_libertarian]

My dad left when I was three. I married (at the grand old age of 17) a guy who left his son when he wasn't even a year old. Talk about history repeating itself. (He's not a bad person - he was just not ready to be married yet. He has since married a woman who already had 4 kids, and they had another and have been married for 10 years. Everybody needs a chance to grow up - including me.)

So, older and wiser, I take marriage much more seriously (Seriesly! I do!) This time, it's for keeps. Good or bad, happy or saaaad....