Why the selective quoting? I wasn't told these stories - I witnessed many of them play out or saw their direct and indirect aftermath, not as a trumped-up story to put on a show, but as parts of normal conversations. The telling bit (i.e. the depraved bit) is that the parents involved often didn't think any of it was out of the ordinary.Corran wrote:I'm not denying that it happens. ...just pointing out that generalized statements posed as a fact should not be based solely on an individual's own personal experience. In my opinion, "everything ultimately worked out for the best" stories are boring and I can imagine that they don't get told as often or don't stick in peoples' minds as easily. I don't think I've even told my 6 roommates about my parents' divorce details despite living in Chicago with most of them for over a year now. They might have inferred as much from me saying "my step-father" occasionally, but, in general, it just doesn't seem like something worth talking about unless a conversation ever started to drift that way.BasharOfTheAges wrote:I can't even begin to count the stories...
I also made no absolutist claims as you are suggesting. I merely said you were lucky. I'm sure in a country where over 50% of all marriages end in divorce, there are plenty of good endings. I'm sure the majority of the happy endings don't involve children - the biggest factor that forces you to have to interact with your ex.
