Divorce, Remarriage, and Aging
This week our class had the opportunity to discuss divorce, remarriage, and aging. These three topics are things we hear about constantly in our generation. We live in a culture now that doesn't prepare for marriage, but rather prepares for divorce. We tell our women to "prepare themselves for a career just in case." When we feel like a marriage, date, or relationship won't last then we don't give ourselves fully to the other person. Can you see the trend of problems that can arise from this? In class, we discussed the different "stations" that come with divorce and they are listed below. These basically outline the problems that arise when a divorce comes into play. Stations of divorce: -Emotional -Legal -Economic -Coparental (working out custody and visitation with the kids) -Community -Psychic As you can see, divorce is not something that just affects you and the person splitting. It is something that affects your family, community, and le