i came from a family where unfortunately my parents divorced and I had to live with my mum.  it can be tough.  Have you experienced divorce in your family?
Yes, i do have experience regarding divorce as well. Starting with my own parents and then my marriage ended in divorce , the reasons vary , mine was due to personality clash really
Im sorry to hear that.  It is very tough to go through it.  I was young at the time but it definitely affected me.  Luckily I have not experienced it myself as an adult.  Have you been able to put it all behind you and move on with your life?
I have been able to put my first marriage and divorce behind me yes. My second relationship ended however we were never married but that one was tough. Children were invloved in both and makes it harder i think
It is so much harder when there are children.  They have to be first and the impact on them is always the main worry.  Divorce stats are scary though as aparently nearly 50% of marriages in the US now end in divorce.  Hard to believe isnt it?
it is hard to believe and sad, now a days the divorce rates skyrocket compared to in the 50s. Have you heard of common law marriages?
Not exactly.  Is that were are couple do not officially marry but co-habit?
Common-law marriage
Common-law marriage, also known as "sui iuris" marriage, informal marriage, marriage by habit and repute, or marriage in fact, is a legal framework in a limited number of jurisdictions where a couple is legally considered married, without that couple having formally registered their relation as a civil or religious marriage.
The original concept of a "common-law marriage" is a marriage that is considered valid by both partners, but has not been formally recorded with a state or religious
families.
In contrast to the usual negative views on marriage by children affected by it, Constance Ahrons, in "We're Still Family: What Grown Children Have to Say About Their Parents' Divorce," interviewed 98 divorced families' children for numerous subjects found a few of the children saying, "I saw some of the things my parents did and know not to do that in my marriage and see the way they treated each other and know not to do that to my spouse and my children. I know