Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site houxm.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!gregbo From: gregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social Subject: Re: Living in sin? Message-ID: <1130@houxm.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 23:33:11 EST Article-I.D.: houxm.1130 Posted: Fri Feb 8 23:33:11 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Feb-85 05:32:37 EST References: <2315@nsc.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 40 Xref: watmath net.singles:5819 net.social:458 > From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) > In article <1117@houxm.UUCP> gregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner) writes: >> This seems to be the case these days. 10-20 years ago, married couples >> seemed to be more willing to work things out. Nowadays, I guess with the >> women's liberation movement and other changing attitudes there's less pres- >> sure from family, friends, and society at large to keep a marriage working. > Greg, I don't know if you realize what you said, but this is an extremely > insulting comment to many groups, including divorced people, 'liberated' > women (whatever that is) and most other people. I don't see how this is insulting, it happens to have some truth (others in this newsgroup have said similar things, and people I have spoken to in person have also said similar things). > Societal and religious pressures were also strong inhibitors. There were > many, many marriages out there that would have been better off if they had > been dissolved but weren't. 20 years ago I'd probably still be married and > miserable. Now, I'm single and working towards a better situation. Perhaps, but there are other marriages which are dissolving nowadays that with a little extra effort on the part of the couple could be salvaged. (Again, I'm not speaking for myself -- people I've spoken with have admitted this.) > You have'nt been through either marriage or divorce, Greg. You miss a > perspective on the situation. What you say may sound good to you, but to > someone who's been through the whole shebang, you are saying things in a > very naive and simplitic form that isn't really correct. I'd suggest being > very careful with how you say things in the future, or stick to things you > have a better knowledge of. Well, I wasn't posting this to offend anyone. I was trying to get some sort of handle on why there were so many divorces these days. I admit that I don't know everything. I'm sorry if I have rubbed salt in wounds. -- If you wanna ride, don't ride the white horse. Greg Skinner (gregbo) {allegra,cbosgd,ihnp4}!houxm!gregbo