mcb39 Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 How many of you have noticed an increased number of divorced and/or separated couples this year? I am getting a lot of them along with the usual arguments about who gets to claim the children, etc. My head is spinning and we are only in our second week. On the bright side, I am also seeing several marriages between clients. Let's hope they stay together. I, personally, have 62 years coming up in a few months. Nobody ever said it was going to be easy, but plenty of people said that it would never last. Ha! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret CPA in OH Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Wow! With 62 years of marriage, you must have been a cradle bride. I've know only one other couple married that long - they made it to 74 years before the groom passed away. Heartiest congratulations! We just celebrated 43 years but have been together for 50 this fall. You are so correct that it isn't always easy but, for many reasons, we keep choosing each other. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possi Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 I noticed it right away. So sad. Covid kept them home and BOOM. Look what happened! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Yeah, my youngest daughter and her husband are divorcing. They just slowly drifted apart and stopped talking to each other. Unfortunately, my two grand kids age 2 & 4 have no idea about what's going on. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAXMAN Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 I have seen both ways. But I wonder how many kids will come as a result of having to stay home? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanmcq Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 Ha! We’ve only been married for a little over 5 years, but this is the best out of 3. And we only got married for tax reasons, lol! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 I haven't noticed an increase. But my office is in an old house converted to offices. There are several attorneys here who do divorce and they are busy, very busy. And have been before covid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLMAS Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 If you listen to any online postcast or YouTube videos today, a good percent are about couples breaking up, why marriage is different from our parents time or people preferring pets over kids. I guess the pandemic made people dislike each other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted February 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 I was not a child bride, I am just OLD. However, we have kept each other sane and are both still working. Not because we have to, but because we want to. Where Covid has broken many families, it has brought us closer together because we only had each other and our kitty baby. We have a beautiful family; small but close and we count our blessings every day!!! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 On 2/11/2022 at 7:56 AM, Randall said: I haven't noticed an increase. But my office is in an old house converted to offices. There are several attorneys here who do divorce and they are busy, very busy. And have been before covid. All you have to do is to read the Qanon casualties reddit and see the daily carnage caused by those insane conspiracy theories. It's not all divorces (some aren't married). One lady's mom thinks her baby is going to be half human because the pregnant lady got vaccinated. We live in "interesting" times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 A recent WSJ article talked about higher probably of divorce due to age of marriage and cohabiting before marriage (especially mulitple partner cohabiting). Whew. Younger age and never cohabiting resulting is less divorce. Older marriage age and cohabiting (with spouse) or having multiple other pre-marriage cohabiting partners resulted in higher divorce rates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyc2 Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Randall said: A recent WSJ article talked about higher probably of divorce due to age of marriage and cohabiting before marriage (especially mulitple partner cohabiting). Whew. Younger age and never cohabiting resulting is less divorce. Older marriage age and cohabiting (with spouse) or having multiple other pre-marriage cohabiting partners resulted in higher divorce rates. I'm guessing there is a strong correlation the family/religion/community that frown on cohabitation also frown on divorce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 1 hour ago, kathyc2 said: I'm guessing there is a strong correlation the family/religion/community that frown on cohabitation also frown on divorce. What is this, the 60s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 4 hours ago, Abby Normal said: What is this, the 60s? Maybe the 40s. The 1840s. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted February 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 9 hours ago, Abby Normal said: What is this, the 60s? I was married in 1960. Wouldn't want to go back, but if these tax laws get any more convoluted, I don't know how much more I can take. We are so crazy busy and I am training a young lady and learning new things at the same time. We are still having fun though. My husband brought us both flowers today. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanmcq Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 Damn, 1960 is the year I was born!! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 6 hours ago, joanmcq said: Damn, 1960 is the year I was born!! Glad to hear there are some youngsters on this board. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jim Oh Bkkr Posted February 17, 2022 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 12 hours ago, joanmcq said: We all thought it, Abby just said it out loud! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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