when ur friends are divorcing, will u stop them or let it be?

@magic9 (980)
China
September 13, 2009 11:18pm CST
It's no rare that we heard about people are divorcing at a dramastic rate than ever. The other day, an acquaintance mentioned that a friend of him was asking for his advice on divorce issue. That man was a 38 (good-for-nothing man, I personally think ). Even though their son is 20 now, which means that the parents are facing a most difficult situation---- to buy wedding house for his son. P.S. in Chinese culture, at least in the northern part of China, it is normally male part to buy the wedding house and see to the majority of the wedding cost. Therefore, if a man couldn't ensure a house or apartment, he would hardly find a wife. My friend persuaded them not to do so, while I see it differently. Because it's really a hurting decision to divorce at the age of 40s for a woman with children. Normally Chinese women choose to endure as long as they can to maintain their marriage for the sake of their children. It's relatively rare for a woman to lodge a divorce. Out of this reason, I can tell that the woman may really get tired of hard life with a man who is not young and unable to give a woman who takes care of her half her life what she needs and longs for. My friend argues that the man treats the woman well, but when being asked how well, in what ways the man treats the woman well, he got dumbed. I really doubt it that a man incapable of making money and lack of proper education could treat his wife well enough. They have been through ups and downs for decades, only living in a rented small cottage. With what can he treat her well? Instead, the wife takes care of the household, child and a husband. So I think the woman makes a very wise decision to pursue her own happiness in a new way. Or her whole life would be ruined in the hand of the man.
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@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
14 Sep 09
Only the couple knows exactly what happens behind closed doors. For that reason, if my friends ever told me that they were getting a divorce, I would probably ask why and ask them if it is really what they feel is the right choice. I would get them to think about it, give my honest opinion if asked, but other than that, I would support any decision that they made.
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@magic9 (980)
• China
14 Sep 09
hello, shorten to the point. I'm on your side.
• India
15 Sep 09
I will of course try to stop them if they allow me to do it.The first thing that i will do is tomake them sit and have a one to one talk.Most relationship issues get solved over the table.
• United States
15 Sep 09
Before I started college I went to an overnight orientation for new freshmen. I made a couple of friends there and one of those friends later introduced me to the girl who would become one of the best friends I have ever had. But he was my friend first. At the end of our first year, they got married. Nothing big, totally spontaneous civil service at the court house but it resulted in him taking her away from me. He wound up failing out of school and having to move from Colorado back to Ohio and she, my best friend and his wife, of course went with him. Now they have a five year old son and a pending divorce. If it weren't for their son, she would move back here but she will stay there to keep them close to each other. The whole situation has been kind of hard on me because before they decided to end their marriage they had been talking about moving back. And because she's my best friend but he was one of my first friends in college, he was the one who introduced us. I support her in whatever decisions she makes but I feel like I should choose sides and I don't want to. Not that either of them would ever ask me to do that...it just feels like I should.
@daliaj (5674)
• India
14 Sep 09
If I know both husband and wife and the issue happened between them I try to a particular level to let them talk in opena nd join together instead of going for a divorce. I don't force them to be together or I don't get too deep into it. Divorce is something too personal and I believe there is a limit it getting into others personal mattes. I don't like to cross the limit when it comes to other people. At that same time I hate it when others getting into my personal space more.
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
14 Sep 09
well if it can make them a better person, then let them be. friends have the right to give advices but i don't think that it's proper for friends to intervene especially when it comes to serious matters involving a husband and a wife.