I cannot tell you why I regret my marriage because I do not regret my marriage. When I first got married, I was in my early twenties. We both had very good jobs and we made a decent living. We worked hard, raised three kids and we even had a vacation home on a lake. We are now in our sixties and still I have no regrets.
I don’t feel like I missed out on anything. I’ve had ...
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I think the answer to this question depends on how badly a marriage is broken and how old the children are. If the children are very young, it probably does make sense to separate or divorce. I don’t think young children should have to suffer because their parents can’t get along.
That way the children might still have an opportunity to live a normal life if their divorced ...
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My marriage has made me a better person. Before I got married, I was pretty selfish. Being married made me realize that another person’s feelings are just as important as mine and that the world did not revolve around me. I became less self-centered, more willing to share, and more fun to be around. I also believe my marriage made me a healthier person.
It was hard to get ...
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The answer should be no, there is no valid reason to forgive your spouse for cheating on you. But, in reality at least half of people do forgive. That is if you believe estimates that indicate 80% of married persons have cheated on their spouse yet only 50% have ended in divorce.
If it’s in your nature to forgive, than I might consider the following to be a valid reason: it only ...
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For me the reason why I want to spend the rest of my life with someone is because I don’t want to be alone and I don’t want to be lonely. Once you reach a certain age, you will discover most of your friends have gotten married and started having children.
Your friends get wrapped up in their lives, have less free time, and it’s difficult to maintain friendships, even ...
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I do not think you should tell your wife that she let herself go after your marriage and she needs to lose weight. There is no polite way to ever say this. First of all, have you let yourself go? How much weight have you gained since you got married? Do you set a good example for your wife in your marriage or do you insist she cook meat and potatoes for you every night?
There are ...
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When I first got married, I was in my early twenties. I never used to worry about money because we had two incomes, mine and my husbands. We both had very good jobs and we made a decent living. We worked hard, raised three kids and we even had a vacation home on a lake.
We are now in our sixties and now I worry whether we will have enough money to last us. We both retired at sixty-two ...
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Household chores should be divided by choice. Almost no one likes to do chores. But, if you can’t afford a housekeeper, then try to pick the chores that you don’t mind doing. For example, you might like to vacuum and sweep but hate to do dishes. You might like to put the laundry in the washer and dryer, but you hate folding the clothes and putting them away.
You should ...
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If you want to voluntarily leave your job, there are steps you can take to do so. First you need to recognize that you may not have a source of income for several weeks or months or for however long it might take you to find a new job. So it’s important to have money saved before you leave a job.
Ideally, you would leave your job only after you already have a new job to go to. ...
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In today’s electronic age, people are using special phone apps that allow them to cheat on their spouse and to cover up their affairs. Some people use credit cards their spouse doesn’t know about and have their bills send to a post office box or to their place of employment. Cheating spouses with brazen attitudes will often leave the house or go to another room to talk or text to ...
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