Two more failed marriages

@JudyEv (339199)
Rockingham, Australia
July 25, 2019 6:48pm CST
Vince’s brother and his wife came to visit this morning. They brought sad news with them as the marriage of one son has broken down. The couple have been married 23 years. This is one marriage that I thought would last as they were high-school sweethearts. Our nephew would take his girl a flower each day and was never fazed by the ribbing he received from his mates. Just a week ago, a German backpacker told us that his marriage had broken down. I wrote about him before. Here’s the link: https://www.mylot.com/post/3265290/all-in-the-name-of-love Basically, he was in love with a Russian lass but she looked like being stolen by an American. He moved heaven and earth to win her back. They married and we stayed with them in 2015 and met her and their new baby boy. Now they’ve split. I do hope there isn’t going to be one of those times when a third similar event occurs. Pictured is of happy couple who were married at Melk Abbey in Lower Austria. We came across a few weddings in our travels. I wonder if they are still together. I hope so.
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@rebelann (112765)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Jul 19
I never thought marriage was easy, to me it is a lot of work. I almost did once but luckily saw his violent nature before that could happen.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 19
Having a successful marriage certainly isn't easy and unfortunately, domestic violence seems to be on the increase.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 19
@Janet357 Thank you for the kind words. In September we will celebrate 48 years married.
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@Janet357 (75646)
26 Jul 19
@JudyEv i admire you as you and vince are still married. it tells something about you as a couple. you are good examples to your children.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
26 Jul 19
We have a divorce going on in the family ourselves. It's sad, but not the end of the world. My brother divorced 2 times and has found the love of his life and has been happily married to her for almost 20 years. My son is being hit on by every girl now, but isn't ready for them - yet!
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 19
I remember reading about your son. Certainly it isn't the end of the world but it always seems such a shame.
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@Janet357 (75646)
26 Jul 19
he will be careful this time. he is still hurt.
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@Janet357 (75646)
26 Jul 19
@UncleJoe so becky is your 5th wife uncle joe
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• Preston, England
26 Jul 19
always sad when family and friends split up
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• Preston, England
26 Jul 19
@JudyEv Always sad when it is a marriage that we assume to be perfect - we often know nothing of how things really are for them
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 19
Our nephew and his wife were so devoted right from such an early age. I never thought they'd split up.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
@arthurchappell You could have knocked me down with a feather.
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@LadyDuck (471188)
• Switzerland
26 Jul 19
I am sorry Judy, it is sad after 23 years.
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@LadyDuck (471188)
• Switzerland
27 Jul 19
@JudyEv The parents of one of our friends divorced after 38 years of marriage.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
@LadyDuck Oh dear, that is sad too.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
You'd think after 23 years that the marriage would be safe.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
26 Jul 19
I don’t know if divorce or annul is good for the marriage.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 19
It just seems a shame but there is no point staying together if you don't love one another.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 19
@JustBhem That's true and to be honest, lots don't bother to get married.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
26 Jul 19
@JudyEv Then it would be better if no marriage at all, I mean no wedding.
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• Belews Creek, North Carolina
26 Jul 19
Marriage is hard work sometimes and we live in a culture that seems less invested in making things work. It's rather sad.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 19
I do feel that now marriage is so 'easy' - in a way - to get out of, people drift into it with far too little thought. They get carried away with the big wedding and all the frills but give little thought to the practicalities.
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• Belews Creek, North Carolina
26 Jul 19
@JudyEv I've had that conversation with my daughters. What happens in the weeks, months, and years that follow should be more important than the day.
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• Belews Creek, North Carolina
26 Jul 19
@UncleJoe no disagreement from me. What baffles me is people who live together but "can't afford to get married." A wedding doesn't have to be a big expensive party.
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@LeaPea2417 (37349)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Jul 19
It really saddens me to read about marriages failing especially when the couples have been married over 20 years. Do you know what was even sadder? I had a great Aunt whose husband left her for another woman after 40 years of marriage! Can you believe that?
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@LeaPea2417 (37349)
• Toccoa, Georgia
27 Jul 19
@JudyEv Yes, I heard through the grapevine that my great Aunt had either weekly or monthly standing appointments with a psycologist/counselor. I can understand how bad she would feel where she would need to confide in one of those.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 19
@LeaPea2417 She must have felt really gutted after so many years together.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
That is really awful. What a dreadful thing to happen. I'm so sorry to hear this.
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• United States
26 Jul 19
sometimes folks jest grow 'part 'n gettin' those divorces 're the correct thingy to do - 'fore too much damage's done to either party (emotionally).
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 19
That's true too. I guess I have this old-fashioned notion that I'd like couples to live happily (more or less) ever after.
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• United States
26 Jul 19
@JudyEv i'm thinkin' folks these days've not the gumption fer long-term when there'd be hiccups'n the road. seems to think 'f those romance novels/movies? false 'xpectations? search me, mine'd be a disaster, lol.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
@crazyhorseladycx Most don't seem prepared to weather the rough patches. As soon as something goes a bit astray, they just opt out.
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@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
26 Jul 19
I'm adding a view of the whole Melk Abbey. I haven't been there but I know about it.
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@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
27 Jul 19
@JudyEv Baroque buildings are all like this. Nobody could pay the workers nowadays to make all the ornaments.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
We didn't get this view of it as we parked behind it. It is incredibly ornate. It was the first place I went to where I thought the decor etc was obscenely lavish. But of course at the time it was all to do with 'glory to God'.
@moffittjc (121533)
• Gainesville, Florida
26 Jul 19
Our society has made it too easy for people to divorce, and now no one even tries to make marriages work anymore. Of course, I can't say that without pointing a finger at myself, as I too am divorced. Marriages are hard, and people just seem to not want to put in the effort anymore.
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@moffittjc (121533)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Jul 19
@JudyEv I don't think we'll see these types of longevity anymore with current and future generations. times have certainly changed.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
I agree completely. Sometimes it's not easy to stay and work out differences. But for us, after 48 years (less a month or two) we need to stick together to function properly!! Neither of us can remember 'stuff' anymore and it takes two of us to do anything much. And now I don't know whether to put a smiley face or a sad one!
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 19
@moffittjc That's great - and my parents made 63 years which was pretty admirable too.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
26 Jul 19
How sad is it that so many marriages end in divorce. So far we are lucky - all of my girls are still married to their first husband. Sometimes you do need to move on though.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
There are bound to be cases where marriages don't work but divorce does seem to be becoming more prevalent.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 19
@HazySue That's a large percentage, isn't it? Quite worrying really.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jul 19
@JudyEv I heard that somewhere around half of all marriages fail. It may not be true but if it is, that is a horrible brakeup rate.
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@YuleimaVzla (1505)
• Maracaibo, Venezuela
27 Jul 19
I am divorced, my marriage only lasted 8 months friend, but sometimes when the situation does not work it is better to separate before the situation becomes unsustainable and ends in rupture or even in domestic violence or offenses as was my case, I led to I cut my ex-husband for physical and psychological violence and I do not finish anything well, everything in time has a solution and the roads never close, it is always early to start again, Cheer up!
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
I am sorry your marriage didn't work out. If there is domestic violence of any sort then it is best to get out of the situation as quickly as possible.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
@YuleimaVzla Some people do seem to be very unlucky in love.
• Maracaibo, Venezuela
27 Jul 19
@JudyEv That happened about 7 years ago, today I am a single mother of my most recent ex-partner and sometimes I learned that only women can meet and have happiness through our children
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
26 Jul 19
@JudyEv Judy so sorry to read that. 23 years is a long time. That is too bad that they cannot stay together.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
It's always sad to see couples split up.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 19
@Hannihar That's very true.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
28 Jul 19
@JudyEv Divorce is not easy even if it is better for all. I look at it this way the people were not right for each other so should split up and if want to find the right ones that are. I got married in my late 30's and it was a very bad marriage and there really was nobody to find after so I never remarried and really did not want to.
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@Ladanger (14578)
• United States
14 Aug 19
My biggest fear is to be unhappily married. I haven't married yet but hopefully my marriage will last. If not than that's just life.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Aug 19
It's all a bit of a lottery isn't it? I think you need to choose wisely but of course, everyone thinks they do that.
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@Ladanger (14578)
• United States
14 Aug 19
@JudyEv yes very wisely. I want to atleast feel ready with that person.
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@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
26 Jul 19
I'm sorry to hear of this news. It is sad when this happens. But life goes on.
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@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
27 Jul 19
@JudyEv It's sad, but that's the way it is.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
That's true. Life goes on. And I guess in a few years, they'll find new partners.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
26 Jul 19
It is sad when a marriage breaks down especially a long term one, we see a lot of it these days. My oldest son was divorced from his first wife and so was my younger brother. Both of them have now been happily married for the long term.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
27 Jul 19
@JudyEv I think that is true and they often make a better choice of a partner
@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 19
Quite often people seem to make a better go of it the second time around. Maybe they learn something from their earlier experiences.
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@lovebuglena (44496)
• Staten Island, New York
26 Jul 19
They decided to divorce after 23 years of marriage?
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
Yes, it's almost unbelievable.
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@lovebuglena (44496)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul 19
@JudyEv Wow! That's shocking and sad.
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@ZedSmart (19787)
• Philippines
26 Jul 19
I think living separate lives is sometimes the best option rather than choosing to save the marriage but failed to attain its objective and live with unhappiness and misery.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jul 19
You're quite right of course but it's still sad to see once-happy couples split up.
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@ZedSmart (19787)
• Philippines
28 Jul 19
@JudyEv It's sad. That's true because as a witness on how they started together and then all of a sudden at this point, they're going separate ways.
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@Starkinds (32712)
• India
26 Jul 19
Really it's so sad to break a wonderful marriage.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 19
It is a great shame but these things happen.
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@Starkinds (32712)
• India
26 Jul 19
@JudyEv yes I know.
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• United States
25 Aug 19
People change and things happen. I hope if they decide to make that decision they can still find a way to be kind to each other.
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@JudyEv (339199)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 19
I hope that too. And yes, people do change. It just seems such a shame.