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It is surprising to learn how often trivial the reasons are
for divorcing, because their personal frustrations and unresolved personal
issues are often blown out of proportion. The Case for Staying Married (It’s still the best institution there is!)It all comes down to attitude, doesn’t it? Cynics have called marriage the “old ball and
chain.” Many happily married individuals
disagree, because they don’t see marriage as slavery and bondage, where one’s
natural instincts and desires have to play second fiddle to the happiness of
the other half. Happily married couples say that marriage has taught them to
accept each other’s strengths and possibilities. They argue that by doing that, they transform
themselves from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Marriage therefore is an “enabling” form of situation where it means the freedom to be who they really are, to reach for the
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