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Post by Russg on Mar 10, 2021 16:07:34 GMT
I've always been very anti-marriage, and it was never a problem because for most of my adult life it was illegal for gays to marry and then when it did become legal, it turned out everyone else had an anti-marriage pact with me as well, so it was never an issue. I've been in a relationship now with this great guy, we've been together for nearly 9 months and it's going very well. He hasn't asked to marry me yet, but I know we both see it as a serious, long-term relationship and I know he'd love nothing more than to get married. We haven't discussed it a great deal, but I've made it known I'm not overly-keen on marriage. He thinks it's because my parents split when I was young and that people from broken homes statistically don't have the best track record when it comes to their own marriages later in life. I think this is bullshit.
So how many of you have parents that are still together? And for those who have parents who separated, do you think it has effected your own relationships/thoughts on marriage?
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Post by electriceyes on Mar 10, 2021 16:21:43 GMT
My parents are still together and I don't want to get married.
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Post by TonyR on Mar 10, 2021 19:18:43 GMT
My parents are still together and I don't want to get married. I don't think Russ was proposing.
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Post by butterflies on Mar 10, 2021 20:49:27 GMT
Mine aren’t together. I was opposed to marriage for a long time, but now I seek companionship
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Post by Russg on Mar 13, 2021 20:00:11 GMT
Mine aren’t together. I was opposed to marriage for a long time, but now I seek companionship Do you feel as if your parents split negatively affected your relationships later in life?
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Post by butterflies on Mar 14, 2021 0:18:58 GMT
Mine aren’t together. I was opposed to marriage for a long time, but now I seek companionship Do you feel as if your parents split negatively affected your relationships later in life? Yeah, had some co dependent friendships over the years and I have major trust issues when it comes to relationships so the few I’ve been in never lasted long cause they would end up being liars and so forth My dad was emotionally abusive and that impacted my self esteem for years. Sometimes I would feel like he’s still yelling at me
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