We just found out another couple we know are getting divorced. It feels like an epidemic, but I am guessing we have just reached the age where it happens. In the last two and half years we know 5 couples that have split up.
First was my best friend. Their relationship was rocky from the start, but they were together for 18 years. It seemed like they had gotten past the rough times and things had finally settled, but apparently not.
Next, my cousin and his wife. The got married at 18, had a baby at 20, and another 2 years later. They had financial troubles off and on, so they lived with his parents. Just after they had their second child, she was diagnosed with a non-cancerous tumor in her brain. She had it removed, but the steroids messed her up. She gained a lot of weight, which she eventually lost, but she had stretch marks everywhere. Her joints were all shot, she has had her hips, shoulders and knees replaced multiple times already. So you know, he left her after 16 years. For another woman. He is an asshole.
Then my aunt and uncle. They were married 29 years. He was in Japan for work, when he got a text from a neighbor asking why there was a moving truck at his house. He called is oldest son, who went over ASAP afraid they were being robbed. When he got there all his mom's stuff was gone. He had to call his dad and tell him. My Uncle got home the next day, an hour after getting home he was served divorce papers. He had no idea. He had thought the last year had been the best of their marriage, he was devastated. We still don't know her deal.
Then Bud's work wife left her husband this summer. We had just had them over for dinner a few weeks before. It was so weird, the divorce was final in like 5 weeks.
And now our friends. Their son J started daycare with Owen when they were 11 months old. Their birthdays are 3 weeks apart. They had a girl, A, two months before we had Maddie. When the boys were 4 they went to preschool and kindergarten together. Now Maddie and A are best friends at the same preschool and kindergarten. I just hope the kids are taking it ok, I think we might try to have a sleep over soon.
Being a grown-up is stupid.
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I remember looking around at the group of parents at an open house and thinking "About half of us are going to divorce." And right after that, one couple did. Then the next year, another couple.
Only one couple close to me has gotten divorced so far. But it is so weird. I feel like I am always looking at other couples and wondering... who's going to be next?
Awful. It messes with me because I think, they seemed so happy! They seemed like us! Are WE getting divorced? It can be terrifying.
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