Divorce Clusters Among Friends

Canada
November 24, 2010 4:08am CST
Ever go through periods where a number of your closest friends all decide to get divorced at the same time? LOL In the past three months, three of my friends have separated from their husbands, and are on the way to divorce. Two of them are into their second one, atleast. My own husband has been divorced three times. I'm his fourth wife, but we're going to stick with it. This is my first marriage, and I intend it to last till one of us kicks the bucket. LOL Just one of those bizarre things that crossed my mind tonight.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
30 Nov 10
I guess all I really notice is that when most people get married, they don't want their single friends around, unless they are trying to match them up with some other single person.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
28 Nov 10
yes it seems to happen in clusters, just like everyone gets married round abut the same time or are pregnant round about the same time.
@Mirita (2668)
• United States
25 Nov 10
Well, I have been married for 24 years ,and this February will be my silver anniversary. I think that if you find the right person that you can be with them forever and forever.
@jillhill (37353)
• United States
24 Nov 10
That hasn't happened to me...but it seems like when you are single...everyone is married. When you are married it seems like everyone is single! LOL
@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
26 Nov 10
First of all....I really only have one real life friend....so sure not going to find clusters! I guess I do have another real life friend in Heather E from gather. She doesn't live far from me and we speak on the phone when we can, and she comes and visits me when she can. We are going to do a monster garage sale together in March at the fairgrounds here. But, to answer your question, things like this do seem to happen in clusters. Marsha
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
25 Nov 10
I've actually read an article about that.. that divorces are contagious, especially if they all know each other. They see that one survived or if they do it together, they will have support so it's more encouraging.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
24 Nov 10
Marriages seem to be fragile these days and the church issued wedding certificates can no longer bullet proof any marriages. Once the dotted lines have been signed, the once sunny days suddenly turns cloudy. I have seen many marriages going to the pit and my sister is contemplating to divorce her abusive husband. It is really sad to see the fruits of their love, their children, affected by this separation. It is no fault of theirs that they end up being the victims of their parents separation.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
24 Nov 10
No.. but I do notice a lot of my friends seem to get pregnant around the same time as each other.