Annulment and Divorce: is it good or bad?

Philippines
April 10, 2007 11:40am CST
Fights,tears, heartaches and break-ups are all factors that leads to a broken family. Is compatibility an issue here? Or is it lack of communication. Some people might say that annulment or dovorce is the best way to solve a problem within a broken marriage, some say that it isn't. What is annulment by the way? what are the effects of annulment. Annulment is a way of breaking a contract of marriage in a human law. What are the the things that we should consider in pursuing this kind of agreement? Some people say that it is the best way to find a new happines which is not present to their relationship as husband and wife. Some say that marriage is sacred and it is bounded by promises to the one that they are going to marry and most of all a solemn promise to our Creator. People might say that each individual has its own freedom to choose what kind of life they want to... How about you? Do you consider annulment or divorce a solution to a broken relationship?
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@paidreader (5143)
• United States
13 Apr 07
I haven't had any experience with annulment but I have seen my parents and hubby's parents go thru several divorces between them. I think both communication & compatibility were issues at times. I've been married for 23 years and have never considered either option for myself. We have a tendency of working out our problems by communicating and for us, it makes for a much more rewarding and symbiotic relationship. This isn't always easy for others to do so they take the easy way out. In some cases, the situations can be resolved in no other way, I'm sorry to say.
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@paulsy (1263)
• Philippines
11 Apr 07
Yes, Marriage is sacred. That is exactly the reason why a couple has to be matured enough and ready to face life together before binding themselves by marriage. But these days things don't happen that way anymore. Sometimes people just get married, and realize later on that they shouldn't have gotten married at all. When couples begin to have children, the responsibilities that come within the bounds of marriage increase a whole lot. If the husband and wife are not in harmony with each other, or love is lost, the children are very very much affected by the situation, and tend to grow in an unhealthy atmosphere. It would be better for the couple to part ways and still be able to raise their children with the healthy atmosphere of friendship and communication with each other for the sake of the children, rather than staying together in constant conflict and disagreement, and allowing them to see and feel hatred in the family. I strongly believe that whatever the children experience in their family life now will have an effect in their future lives when they begin to have their own families.
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• Australia
12 Apr 07
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