My parents divorced when I was 7. Remarried when I was 10. Divorced when I was 14. Got back together for a year but never remarried when I was 16. Dad left for good when I was 17 and married my step-mother when I was 19 to finally end the cycle (whew - that's a lot of "when I was XX" statements).docellis wrote:My parents have been together since they were 17. They separated when I was 14 or 15. But have been back together since I was 18.
They are really in love and it makes me sort of optimistic.
Today they see each other about once a week and in their mid-80s can't remember why they couldn't make it work, so they get along quite well (the step-mother refuses to have anything to do with us these days).
Perhaps surprisingly, of the 3 children spawned by their relationship, all of us are on our first marriages, and I have been married the shortest amount of time (we celebrated 27 years in November).
At any rate, a hearty congratulations to your folks, sigh, and to everyone who has "made it work".