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Do you believe that marriage works?

I don't! My parents will be married for 20 years next year and I swear their marriage only works when my dad works away and is only home on the weekends. It's a toxic relationship and I think they'll never break it off because they both seem to be afraid of being alone
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SW-User
It works for some people but there are a lot of unhappy marriages out there. It takes a lot of work that not everyone will do
@SW-User great answer
@SW-User ex cellent answer.
I was married three times. One didn't work because of me, one didn't work because of him and one worked wonderfully because of both of us.

Picking the right partner and working at it is the trick.
LyricalOne · F
So because your parents marriage doesn’t work, marriage for millions of other people doesn’t work?
LyricalOne · F
@millennialgrandpa That’s really horrible. I’m very sorry you- and your mom- had to experience it. There’s absolutely no excuse for domestic violence and if anything, you’ve had an example of what a marriage SHOULD NOT look like.
millennialgrandpa · 31-35, M
@LyricalOne you're right but still going to be hard to change my opinion about marriage
LyricalOne · F
@millennialgrandpa That’s okay, just let life unfold and see what happens. And try to remember that not everyone in the world is your parents.
exexec · 70-79, C
It has worked for us for over 40 years, and the same is true of our good friends.
curiosi · 61-69, F
A marriage can only work with two independent people who CHOOSE to be together. As you state they are afraid to be alone. That is dependency and in those cases neither is happy theyhave rather settled.
easterniowegin · 51-55, M
Too many have been conditioned to be selfish in life. That is exactly contrary to what makes a marriage work. If both is unselfish and dedicated to the other (just like their vows stated), they will get joy in pleasing their partner and can have a long and happy life together.
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thememphisbelle · 51-55, F
Yes marriage can definitely work..I have been married for 23 years now!!
Mona86 · C
Yes if people but put it would
Steve42 · 56-60, M
My parents have been married for 62 years, so yes, I know it can.
With the joke that the West has made of marriage, you've got good call to think that way. Marriage does work when society doesn't poison it as it has
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