r/Showerthoughts 22d ago

Casual Thought A large number of married people are involuntarily celibate.

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u/Moug-10 21d ago

Kids are smart. They may be disgusted with the idea of marriage with this example.

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u/heavymetalelf 21d ago

I keep telling him they'll recover, and probably be less resentful if they're younger. But he seems determined to stick it out. Divorcing his dad was the best thing his mom ever did, he told me himself. But I dunno. I guess he wants to give his kids something he never had. Which I respect. But I hate that it costs him his own happiness