Divorce rates in America soar 34% during Covid; surge not unexpected

Re:Divorce rates in America soar 34% during Covid; surge not... by todd3834 on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @09:25AM (#24352958)

This would be tragic but it wouldn’t change the fact that she helped me get where I am. My ego and pride would want her to get nothing but those two things rarely cause me to think rationally.

Someone once said, “when you forgive someone you let a prisoner free. The surprising thing is that prisoner is yourself”. So I hope I would have the strength to forgive her, and hope the best for her life going forward.

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Re:Divorce rates in America soar 34% during Covid; surge not... by 01100011 on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @07:02PM (#24359214)

She would be rewarded with half of your accumulated wealth during the marriage. Isn't that fair? Why should you also have to continue paying her after she has stopped supporting you? What do you think a fair timeline for that support should be? A year? Five years? Half the length of the marriage? Indefinitely?

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Re:Divorce rates in America soar 34% during Covid; surge not... by todd3834 on Thursday September 03, 2020 @09:23AM (#24363777)

I don’t know the length of time that is fair but I trust the court system to determine that. This is definitely an area where my opinion is underdeveloped. I haven’t put enough thought into it to have a rational answer.

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