[Just another Joe]

Some of what the article says makes sense. Not all, but some.

Before my wife and I were married we had some serious discussions about what marriage meant to each other.

I had an exceptional mother and father. They were married over 25 years before my father died.
They showed love to each other, even in front of us kids (ewwwwww), they argued, but never fought, they taught their kids that marriage was forever so be VERY careful who you marry.

My wife and I aren't as good as my parents were but we both believed, before we were married, that marriage is forever, till death do us part, etc.
It has carried us through some tough times to know that just because we were mad at each other didn't mean we didn't still love each other.

[goat granny]

My mother gave me a great piece of advice when I got married. She said, "there will be times that you will want to leave or divorce, don't do it as those times pass" She was right, those times pass if 2 people are willing to work at their marriage...My husband and I worked at it...those times pass, but I would not stand in a marriage with violence or drugs....those are the 2 exceptions, but when I was a young woman, drugs were not as they are now..Violence in marriage was rare....I don't consider arguments as violence but the term "verbal abuse" makes some women think argument and disagreement is "verbal abuse"

Many would disagree, and do disagree thats why so many kids grow up in single parent homes..