Would you try and save your child's marriage if their spouse cheated on them?

Although I've been married to the same woman for 54 years, I do not believe in marriage. Fifty-one percent of all marriages don't last! Who would buy a car if half of all cars didn't last, and most cars are replaced every 6 years, while a wife is supposed to last a lifetime. Makes no rhyme or reason does it? (I just bought a Toyota Prius and I Love it!)

As hard as it is we must stay out of the couples troubles it is up to them.We must not muddy the waters with what we think.We all want out kids to be happy but we must not interfere.It is not our business,let them sort their own troubles out and be a shoulder to cry on if they cannot.

Depending on the situation, I think there is reason to save the marriage. Of course, one has to know the entire situation (knowing both sides of the story) before wise advice can be given. It is easy to consider Tiger the bad guy and kick him out on the street. Maybe his multiple affairs eminate from the same problem in him or in the marriage. He has a beautiful wife so there has to be a reason why he is out shopping around. Divorce is ugly itself, and reconciliation can be beautiful - although in this case the process may be long and hard, more than most women would care to endure. djbtol

No I would not encourage my Child to stay in the Marriage, I would not interfere at all until my Child asked for my Help, but I would be there for my Child all the way through But I would certainly not encourage my Child to stay in a Marriage like that

If it is obvious that it is plain, blatant, unconscionable cheating, then I would advise and help her to separate from the promiscuous. If I have confusions or have a feeling that there could be room for foul play or miscommunication or misunderstanding, I'd penetrate deeper into it till I get an objective picture of what must have transpired. If I'm not in the perfect knowledge of what might have resulted in the present, I'd not interject her from taking any decisions that she thinks is best suited for her.

I will never do that. Hope that won't happen to any mother. Before compelling yoru daughter, each person should think about themselves. Nobody wants to live with their partner when they find out that their partner has cheated on them. How can you expect or compell your daughter to do that? Each mother should be concerned about the mental status of the daughter at that situation.

if my child was unhappy I would tell her or him to get out, simple as that, but the decision of course would be left up to my child.

She should get the heck out of there, that is the last thing she needs to be doing. She must not have any pride of her own and thinks her daughter is too stupid to make her own decisions. I'm sure she invited her in for moral support but after consoling her daughter she needs to leave. It isn't about her. To answer your question, it would be my kids decision to make, not mine.

I would do my best to listen to my child and see how she feels. I would definitely not question her reasons (especially in the case of Tiger Woods where there is so much proof!). I would try and figure out what my child wanted to do and I would support her in her decision. I don't think it's my place to encourage her to stay or go. I would just listen. She already knows what she should do... she just needs to be able to express it!

I guess I really am not qualified to answer since I have no children but I would like to think I would stand by their decision rather than try to sway them one way or another. But in this particular situation (the Tiger Woods drama) I'm pretty sure I would be telling my daughter to get out of there ASAP. If my child was in a dangerous position then I would definitely tell them what I think they needed to do, but for the most part I would give whatever advice I could and just be by their side through the ordeal.

I could tell her how I feel about it and give her advice if she asks but in the end thats all I can do. Only an idiot would encourage their child to work things out with a cheater but in the end the choice is strictly up to her and theres not much I can do about it.

I wouldn't be at my kids house, in the middle of his or her marriage at 2am to begin with. Even if they called me. If there is no physical violence going on I'm staying out of it. I would encourage her or him to figure it out for themselves knowing that I wasn't going to change the way I felt about them no matter what they decided. My role would be one of support only.

I think it depends on the situation. I don't think anyone should try to help anybody do anything because that issue is between him and his wife. When a woman truly gets tired of a relationship that's not going right then she will move on her own. She won't need anyone to tell her otherwise. Marriage is very sacret and involves a lot of forgiveness so his wife must think about that. Marriage is not all about money and it's not easy to just get up and leave. Lots of people cheat for whatever reasons then they try to patch up their relationship. No it's not right to cheat but when you get married you make a vow to take on obstacles like this. It won't be easy but as a wife it is her duty as well as his duty to try and make things work out. If both of them are saying the marriage is over then they have to take the next step. But when you're married, you can't just give up on your relatonship. Whatever they do, they need to do in privacy. That's the only way it'll be worked out.