WHY ARE THERE MANY BROKEN HOMES ? MANY BROKEN MARRIAGES?

[Edwin]

I think there are a number of reasons why there are so many broken homes and broken marriages. When I was a little boy we had a family friend, in fact the father of Carol's bridesmaid. He decided to learn to cut hair and move to a city a few hours away. I remember my parents talking about how it was not a wise move on his part because of the added temptations. Sure enough after a period of time he found someone else, divorced his wife, and married this other lady. I think many times people lack commitment when they get married. They go in with the attitude that if this doesn't work we will get a divorce. Every time they have a fight, they discuss divorce. With this kind of behavior, eventually it is bound to happen. We have strong feelings against divorce in our family, and yet two of four living, one died young, have been divorced, one with a second married, and the other with three failed marriages, and having given up hopes after that. I think some people think the pasture is greener on the other side of the fence. Once they get on the other side they find out that is not true. I think it is important for married people to stay together for a number of reasons. If a couple does not entertain the possibility of divorce it is less likely to happen. Divorce is expensive, complicated, and it often damages relationships and children. I would venture to say that it might be a good idea for a couple to find reasons to stay together, and reasons to be happy about it, rather than closing their minds to that, and only thinking of ending the marriage, and then after that figure out that ending the marriage was a mistake, something that some people repeat several times.