Has anyone's parents gotten divorced later in life

i envision my marriage will be something akin to being in the mob,

blood in blood out by way of death

Edited by afrokock - Nov 24 2012 at 5:59pm

I think bloody great sex on the honeymoon will seal the deal..

Double entedre

My parents stayed together, but honestly they shouldn't have. Sometimes you gotta save yourself

OP you read my mind with this thread. I was just going to post something like this asking how do people cope with parents going through a divorce because its killing me and my siblings.

My parents have been married for 35 years and this year I think this is the year that they will finally call it quits. My dad has cheated on my mom since I was in highschool and I'm in my late twenties. She recently started cheating on him in the past 5 years and just like Mr Vegas, he can't take it now that its been done to him. He stopped paying bills, contributing to the household and I think shes fed up but just can't let go. My parents live in a small town and we know all his business. Hes even rumored to have a child with another woman. I know people think that its weird to be sooo upset about someone else's relationship but when you've seen so much over the course of a decade between two people that you care about, you're just torn and heartbroken.

I could go on and on but I just don't understand how two people who once loved each other can do everything possible to tear each other down and hate each other. My mom is truly trying to make things work because shes been with him since she was 14 and doesn't know anything else. She sees the wrongs shes done as a married woman but he doesn't see it that way. All he does is point the finger about how she cheated and how she loved someone else that wasn't him (even though this happened 5 years ago while he cheated for YEARS with the housekeeper, my grandfather's hospice nurse and even friends of a friend of mine). I want my mom to be happy but their effed up relationship has torn our already fragile family apart. I think we all could use some counseling, her especially.

sorry to hear that bubb