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Old 08-05-2012, 07:51 PM
 
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Then why'd you ask?

Who says work can cause a divorce? If a person puts too much priority on work, and not enough on his or her relationship at home, that's the fault of the person, not the job. Really, anything that you could point to that could "cause" a divorce would still come back to the 2 people in the marriage and how they deal with it.
I ask for the opinion of others. Just because I disagree with a post doesn't mean I do not value input.
Many people say work has caused a divorce possible they could have done more, who knows however the point is some have made such statements.
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Old 08-05-2012, 07:57 PM
 
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I ask for the opinion of others. Just because I disagree with a post doesn't mean I do not value input.
Many people say work has caused a divorce possible they could have done more, who knows however the point is some have made such statements.
It depends on how you look at it. Any number of things can contribute to a divorce, and kids are one of them. I still think there have to be underlying problems, though. A perfectly compatible couple who is committed to making their marriage work is not going to get a divorce over a child-rearing issue. They'll figure out a way to compromise.
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Old 08-05-2012, 08:19 PM
 
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It depends on how you look at it. Any number of things can contribute to a divorce, and kids are one of them. I still think there have to be underlying problems, though. A perfectly compatible couple who is committed to making their marriage work is not going to get a divorce over a child-rearing issue. They'll figure out a way to compromise.
Good point.

Would you say having a child with a mistress would cause a Divorce? If so the Child caused the divorce.
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Old 08-05-2012, 08:23 PM
 
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Good point.

Would you say having a child with a mistress would cause a Divorce? If so the Child caused the divorce.
No, again, the CHILD did not cause the divorce. The poor behavior of the married spouse caused the divorce. Why are you so focused on the child as the cause?
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Old 08-05-2012, 08:24 PM
 
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So children can not cause a Divorce but work or money can?

I disagree! If work can cause a crack in a marriage; so can children. Some rearing techniques are deal breakers for
certain individuals.
It's not the children.
It's not the money.
It's not the work.

It's the two people who didn't have their heads on straight while choosing a mate and then were too inflexible and immature to compromise and work it out when conflict arose.

There is nothing outside a relationship that screws up a relationship.
People who say there are are usually looking for someone else to blame.
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Old 08-05-2012, 08:33 PM
 
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People who say there are are usually looking for someone else to blame.
Stan for the win!
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Old 08-05-2012, 08:48 PM
 
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Wish it was with a better constructed sentence, though, Zim.
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Old 08-05-2012, 08:49 PM
 
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Good point.

Would you say having a child with a mistress would cause a Divorce? If so the Child caused the divorce.
No, not at all. The child is innocent. It is the people who had the affair that caused the divorce.

Unless a child is so manipulative that they somehow manage to purposely come between their parents, no child causes a divorce. Even in that case, it is still the fault of the parents for not figuring it out and dealing with it differently.
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Old 08-06-2012, 12:24 PM
 
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I wonder if people are to afraid to admit children can be a driving force to divorce.
If there are factors that drive people to do certain things why are children off bounds as to divorce?
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Old 08-06-2012, 12:35 PM
 
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A marriage is between the two people that exchanged vows. A child has no power over adult decisions or behavior. I can't think of a single scenario, outside of a farfetched fictional Bad Seed or Omen child, that a divorce would be a child's fault. That's just absurd.
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