Divorced Men Make a Good Catch: Have You Ever Dated Someone Who's Been Through a Divorce?
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2012/07/03 21:00:00
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Divorce has become a part of our social fabric, says RSVP's relationship expert and psychologist, John Aiken. "I think the stigma has really dropped away with regards to divorce. There are more people getting divorced than ever, it's something that's commonplace in the media, with celebrities, and kids are growing up with divorce, they're coming from divorced families," he says.
And, according to The Age, there are a slew of reasons supporting the stance that divorced men make a good catch. These include everything from relationship experience to character building. However, the article points out, that individuals and their past relationships should be examined on a case-by-case basis. Have you ever dated someone who's been through a divorce?
And, according to The Age, there are a slew of reasons supporting the stance that divorced men make a good catch. These include everything from relationship experience to character building. However, the article points out, that individuals and their past relationships should be examined on a case-by-case basis. Have you ever dated someone who's been through a divorce?
Read More: http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/life/divorced-m...
Top Opinion
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Hula girl - Friends not Fol... 2012/07/05 08:21:53
He is my sister's boyfriend and I am their roommate at the moment. I am old enough and not ashamed to admit if he was my boyfriend. Me living here is temporary, and I am scared that when I leave she will marry the wrong man.
He is 41, and his narcissism really stands out on a daily basis, so I have a bad feeling that he will not grow out of that any time soon.
You hit the nail on the head with the dysfunctional family...night and day from how my sister and I grew up in a loving 2 parent close knit household...and I know we were lucky for that!
He lost his father to a sudden heart attack when he was 2yrs. old and apparently his mother waitressed and afterwards drank every night and left him either alone at home or with his grandparents(her in-laws) who both passed when he was fairly young.
According to him, she was always coming home wasted with different men all the time, and it was very anxiety provoking, he has said.
He doesn't really have any family other than his mother, and he talks to her rudely and hates and complains about the traits he now shares with her! I know he didn't ask to be born into that situation, but...
He is my sister's boyfriend and I am their roommate at the moment. I am old enough and not ashamed to admit if he was my boyfriend. Me living here is temporary, and I am scared that when I leave she will marry the wrong man.
He is 41, and his narcissism really stands out on a daily basis, so I have a bad feeling that he will not grow out of that any time soon.
You hit the nail on the head with the dysfunctional family...night and day from how my sister and I grew up in a loving 2 parent close knit household...and I know we were lucky for that!
He lost his father to a sudden heart attack when he was 2yrs. old and apparently his mother waitressed and afterwards drank every night and left him either alone at home or with his grandparents(her in-laws) who both passed when he was fairly young.
According to him, she was always coming home wasted with different men all the time, and it was very anxiety provoking, he has said.
He doesn't really have any family other than his mother, and he talks to her rudely and hates and complains about the traits he now shares with her! I know he didn't ask to be born into that situation, but his negative aura is so strong!
I was in an 8 yr. relationship that didn't work out, but it was an amicable split, and our relationship was very good and functional...he also comes from the same type of background as me, so I'm sure that had something to do with it.
I rebounded into what turned out to be a 2yr abusive relationship, so I know what it is like to feel so in love and trust someone sooo completely, but now I also know what it is like to be disrespected and lied to on a daily basis. He is part of the reason I'm temporarily living here...I had to move away from him...and his childhood was equally dysfunctional!!
I will never let myself be treated poorly by a man again. I'd rather be single and happy, than with a partner and miserable, but how do I convince my sister that it is impossible for her to ever be happy with a man like this!!!
I also recently realized that he's not even paying his share of the bills like I thought...
There's actually worse "baggage" than being a divorcee.
And if you're the type of person who's going to "peg" and "tag" someone as having "baggage" just because they're divorced, without getting to know them as an individual, well, what can I say? Not a good reflection on you, no offense.
My husband was married once before, many years before meeting me. The only "baggage" he had was that he married too young and made a bad choice in wives the first time around.
He didn't make a bad choice the second time, if I must say so myself. And I certainly didn't make a bad choice by marrying him. I couldn't have asked for a more outstanding man. It's been such a blessing being married to him!
can't seem to forget their X.