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Only child of divorced parents here, who both remarried and fought endlessly with their new spouses. I will be married 40 years this August. I was just lucky
by W-Stool 5y ago
Only child of divorced parents here, who both remarried and fought endlessly with their new spouses. I will be married 40 years this August. I was just lucky enough to marry a person who turned out to be my best and closest friend in life. My goal in life was always to "not be my parents". At the age of 62 I'm about ready to say "I did it".
It is not impossible, regardless of your experiences as a child. It really helps to be self-aware enough, even at an early age, to realize parents are doing it wrong and instead of emulating them (as children so often do) instead realize a toxic approach to relationships when you see it and make a mental note to "don't do that". It worked for me.