other one Posted September 6, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 597 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,106 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,840 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted September 6, 2017 My wife and I were part of 4 couples in college that pretty much hung out with each other all the time. We all 4 couples were married in 1970 and all 4 are still married with two kids each. 47 years. One of the couples have been long lasting friends that we go to church at the same place and eat out almost every Friday night and Sunday after church... Mom and Dad were married for 54 years after both of their first marriages ended in the death of their spouse. My Sister and Brother were married for over 40 years, my sister is a newly widowed lady. My grand parents were married so long we don't remember how long. It seems to run in the family. Those with short marriages that I personally know, tend to come from families with short marriages. about 25 years ago we had a person go to work with us at Xerox Service that was right out of high school.... got married right after he started and went through two marriages in three years.... Several of us had been married a while so we told him he couldn't get married again until we found him a wife.... Took us about a year but finally someone showed up we considered well for him..... They just had their 15th anniversary. People tend to look for spouses that are exciting and seem to be good to live with. but the best spouses are those that you just can't live without... and that's the major difference in my personal view. Some day my wife may die before me and I can't fathom how I can get by without her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertSW Posted September 6, 2017 Group: Junior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 97 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 50 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/31/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted September 6, 2017 The Christian divorce rate is among the highest it has ever been. As it stands now, last Barna study showed that born-again evangelical Christians divorced at a rate of 33%. That's basically 1 in 3 marriages Christian marriages end in divorce. The reasons why? Well, that's a topic for another thread. I've known Christian couples that were married for 30+ years and ended up divorcing. There is no guarantee. Divorce is horrible. It is like a death of a spouse and I just went through one last year and I am still in pain and suffering over it. It takes years to recover and even then, one is never 100%. That's why GOD HATES DIVORCE but people still chose it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravindran Posted September 6, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 496 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 398 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/18/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted September 6, 2017 On 9/5/2017 at 9:24 AM, KPaulG said: My parents were married for 36 years today!! Congrats! My parents are married for 42 years. They celebrated their anniversary on 2nd September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3L13v3R Posted September 8, 2017 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 11 Topic Count: 76 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,261 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 1,035 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/12/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted September 8, 2017 Congrats KPaulG, not only towards your parents, but a number here that have mentioned their many years in marriage as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne222 Posted September 8, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 32 Topic Count: 476 Topics Per Day: 0.17 Content Count: 6,559 Content Per Day: 2.28 Reputation: 7,638 Days Won: 9 Joined: 06/12/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted September 8, 2017 That's Great KPaulG. They are special in this day and age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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