The Divorce Rate Is High In Both Communities
@LeaPea2417 (37369)
Toccoa, Georgia
February 10, 2017 2:43pm CST
I have noticed something about marriage and divorce. I am betting that the statistics between heterosexual and homosexual unions are about the same. From all I read and listen to in the news, the divorce rate is not just high in the Straight Community, it is also very high in the Gay Community.
But, then the same is true with marriages/unions that last 50 or more years. There are some that truly last within the Straight & Gay Communities. My parents are still alive and married 55 years and other couples I know. I also have a distant cousin who is gay and she and her girl have been together for decades.
I admire people (whether straight or gay) who can make their marriages / unions work, who can endure the hard times together. It truly is inspiring.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
10 Feb 17
My parents were married over 50 years but having parents married that long doesn't necessarily mean their kids (me) will have that same success. Of course, we are not up to 19 years as of the end of January, so that' twice what my first marriage lasted.
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Feb 17
I am glad this marriage has lasted and been good compared to your last one.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
10 Feb 17
@LeaPea2417 thanks..I spent sixteen between marriages...took my time!!!
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
10 Feb 17
It is quite difficult nowadays to stay married for decades. Both spouses work and marriage is not what it was before.
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Feb 17
My husband and I have been married 29 years. I guess we are in the minority.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
11 Feb 17
@LeaPea2417 17 years. I had a friend after him, but it wasn´t the same.
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@TheInvisibleMan (17597)
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10 Feb 17
People seem to be "unlearning" how to live together. 
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
11 Feb 17
I read a real odd article a couple of years ago about the actress Gwyneth Paltrow. She and her husband divorced and they had a Divorce ceremony! I had never heard of such a thing!
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@amateurhuman (60)
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10 Feb 17
I am yet to be married and i wonder what is the hardest thing I will have to endure . Or maybe it's my husband who will have to endure more ??.
But I get what you are saying, fairytale gets over soon and you have to really work on your marriage and basically any relationship. We have zero tolerance these days and snapping is the easiest emotion to feel .
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@amateurhuman (60)
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11 Feb 17
@paigea lol sorry to make you think that way . I am sure he dsnt .
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
10 Feb 17
While I have been married coming up on 15 years this June, I gotta weigh in on this Marriage and relationships in general come in all forms, with now the expansion of the internet, there's also more mobility and more moving around as compared to say, 50 or 60 years ago. Most don't stay on one place. People and relationships change over time, there also is no one size fits all, what works for one couple doesn't necessarily work for another. While I am straight, I have a few gay friends that's either in a good solid relationship, or they are having a hard time finding someone. I also have a few friends that are on thier second divorce. However, in both gay and straight relationships, ive observed that both are just as equally complicated.
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
11 Feb 17
Yes, that is exactly what I was trying to say.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
11 Feb 17
People once thought marriage was a permanent arrangement. We heard someone say recently that they were getting married, and if things did not work out, oh well.
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
11 Feb 17
That is sad that they think that.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
11 Feb 17
@LeaPea2417 It certainly is sad, but the world has really changed over the years.
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@norcal (4889)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
11 Feb 17
I have been married for over 40 years, but that does not make me any better than my friends who got divorced. Staying together can be hard to do, but so can breaking up. It takes courage to leave a bad relationship, and sometimes it's the right decision. Everyone has to choose what is right for them. I'm glad people today have the choice to leave when they need to.
