[bekko]

How many of us actually grew up in an environment where their parents were very much in love / no issues???

[Guest_FancyPants_*]

That'd be a big NO! They are still together, God only knows why...

Sorry do you only want to hear from people who did?

[JRA]

Yes they did, was it anything like marriages now, no. They were married for 50 years and about 3 mths.

But I believe they were happy until the day mum died. I will say though that the last couple of years when mum was so ill really was hard on the relationship. We now realise dad was becoming more and more forgetful, but this was being hidden. Dad was learning to go shopping for the first time in his life etc, so that was really tough.

[.Jerry.]

Happy marriage for my parents.
They are loving now their time with us all grown up and about to embark on the grey nomad adventure.
I don't recally any fights or problems.


Edited to add they have been married for 43 years.

This post has been edited by ~Jerry~: 20/01/2008, 05:57 PM

[MadamFrou-Frou]

Not me. I think they were/are in love but they fought incessantly while I was growing up. They seem a bit happier now us kids are all over and they can go away on holiday together.

[Sally ®]

My parents were happy, only the odd argument.

They were happy until Mum died, were married for about 21 years.

[~Edie~]

Yes

[bekko]

That's cool fancypants. Want to hear both sides of the issue.

Mine were crap - they fought all the time and my dad was a prick to us kids.

We only found out a few years ago that he had bi-polar. Pity he wasn't sorted out when we were growing up!!!!!

[wearethinkingof4]

I always thought my perents weer happy, we had more then most in the sence we always went away over easter and christmas, we always went skiing over summer, we always had fun family times.
it wasnt until i was in 1st year highschool that i realised that everything wasnt as "happy" as i had always thought, because i came home to a almost empty house, my mum had up and left while my sister and i were at school and my Dad was at work, it came as a shock to all of us.

Years later i found out the reason she left was because she was having a affair for aprox 6 months before she left.
i guess sometimes its not whats perceived from the outside that counts, it's whats building up on the inside.

[mylittlemunchkin...]

My parents recently celebrated their 40th anniversary. I can never recall any fights or arguments - maybe they did but never in front of us (which is good).

Mum has said that they had their ups and downs especially when we were young but back then they stayed together more so because the wifes were very dependant on their husbands and were possibly frowned apon if they left. Who knows? they are still together and as far as I know very happy.

Just wish my x had a few of my fathers qualities!!