Married with Children? You're amongst the elite in America.

[Longhorn85]

LOL...BACKPEDAL as fast as you can. People can read the thread and see your hatred for themselves.

On the contrary, I have been consistent from post #1, as anyone can read here.

In return, you told me about how my child would suffer because of my "bad choices" and how I'm "40 and living with my parents" none of which is remotely true. You couldn't even get my damn age right.

So my I see my decision to give you a taste of your own medicine was effective. It is not nice to make assumptions about others, is it?

 

[javaguru]

http://ph.state.al.us/chs/HealthStatistics/Tables/2002/AVS02_77.htm

The US Divorce rate was 4.0/1,000 in 2001,in 1951-1953 it was 2.5/1,000. Divorce has always been a major issue in US society. Heck, in 1946 it as 4.3/1,000 in the United States.

 

[heatherrae]

On the contrary, I have been consistent from post #1, as anyone can read here.



So my I see my decision to give you a taste of your own medicine was effective. It is not nice to make assumptions about others, is it?

I didn't make an assumption. You said in another thread that you had commited adultery.

 

[Longhorn85]

I didn't make an assumption. You said in another thread that you had commited adultery.

You've said that several times but have shown me nothing.

 

[heatherrae]

anyway, everything has been said that needs to be said between us. Just let people read the thread for themselves instead of coming back and trying to editorialize to give your past comments a different tone and meaning than the original. Let people read the whole thing. Man up and stand behind your original words. I am. Let people read for themselves. Don't spin your story now. It is demeaning to the intellegence of the readers.

 

[Longhorn85]

Man up

Like I said before, your idea of a worthy man does not measure up with me.

 

[Bikini Mod]

Like I said before, your idea of a worthy man does not measure up with me.

While this may be true that isn't necessarily an assault on her intelligence or character, but speaks more to the LACK of intelligence and character present in MOST MALES in the world today.

See a man can take off his hat and crap in it, place it back on his head and he will still be considered a man. A woman can NEVER do this as she will ALWAYS be left holding the bag and shouldering the responsibility as well as the blame.

 

[mrplunkey]

So, with you, it was different to get a divorce because you had more money than the average person?

Or it wasn't okay and maybe you should remarry her just to encourage the institution of marraige?

Wasn't it a very contentious and heated divorce?

Gee, I can't keep following yours and longhorns rules. They seem to change when they come to your own "special circumstances"

Perhaps thats because you consider anything that's said as a personal attack on you. Try letting that go for a second, and read the following paragraphs:

I had to make a go/no-go decision on my unhappy marriage. I justified my decision to divorce because I could and was willing to make dramatic adjustments in my personal life and because our economic situation would not degrade as a result of the divorce.

And yes, it was contentious over money and over the children. Now, my ex wife has more money than she would ever realistically spend and my children are comfortable in a week-on/week-off arrangement.

So did I degrade the institution of marriage? You sure bet I did. Did I make a selfish choice because I was unhappy? Yup. But the even greater tragedy is when a go/no-go decision is made on a divorce and the personal and financial adjustments don't get planned and implemented. I have no doubt that the few successful divorces (if there is such a thing) probably drive slews of terribly disastrous ones.

If I had the decision to make 100 times in a row, I'd make the same call 100 times again. But that doesn't change the fact that I degraded the institution of marriage and contributed to the problem. You won't see me running around as the "proud single parent" or defiantly talking about what I do and don't need. What you'd hear me talking about is trying to make the most out of a miserable situation that I originally chose to enter into years ago -- and there is *nothing* noble or righteous about that.

 

[javaguru]

The "institution" of marriage, the only time it's good to be institutionalized???? lol

 

[Gymgurl]

Lol...