[Ian J]

Originally Posted by Theotokos

People give up too easy. People marry for better or FOR WORSE. Not just when things are going good. There's the problem. People today marry "for better, not for worse, till another lover does them part". That and they do not really love each other, which even if you have no religious belief whatsoever, is a stupid notion--don't marry a person you don't love them. I think most of the people who divorce in the aviation world a) either just do not think it is worth it b) did not really love each other.

I don't think people should marry "for better or for worse" if the marriage was a mistake to begin with. Face it, people make mistakes in a lot of different areas, and dating/ marriage is no exception. I'm glad that divorce is more accepted now... how many unhappy marriages have continued needlessly because of religious pressure, or by saying its "for the kids?" "Don't marry a person [if] you don't love them" sounds like a no-brainer. Hey, I completely agree. But what if you think you love them because you are young, inexperienced, or were maybe conditioned to believe you HAVE to get married. Eventually you or your spouse will come to your senses and thank goodness such a thing as a divorce exists (no matter how expensive it may be) to end the misery. Keeping a marriage together at all costs is destructive to mind and soul.