Arnie and Maria Split

You might argue with the placement of this topic but since Maria was a TV reporter and Arnie is an actor, this is where I'm placing it. The former governor and first lady of California have been all over the news today because of the announcement of their split. It has stunned everyone; no one was expecting it. It's quite possible both did the best acting jobs of their lives over the last 8 years. Maria never wanted to be first lady but I remember her early interviews and she talked about how they discussed it. Now it seems she didn't know for sure he was going to run into the infamous Jay Leno telecast. Maria deserves the Emmy.

Divorce is a really bad thing. It's too bad that people can't figure out how to live together. Oh well, I think that in many ways Americans are culturally incapable of heathy relationships.

I have to disagree with that. There are a lot of very happy couples who are happily together for decades. It's all up to the individual and how moral they are. Now by moral I mean it's the choices they make which often lead to disaster. Then they give up and off they go. By the way, read today that in spite of Paul McCartney's mess with that gold digger of a second wife that as he marries again for the 3rd time, he still isn't going to have a prenup. I like that man. Granted the new wife isn't exactly poor, but never the less!

Let's see the divorce rate is over 50%. Yes, there are a few happy couples, but that is the exception rather than the rule. Many couples stay together even though they are miserable together (sadomasochistic symbiotic union). I would say that the general rule, with a few exceptions, is that Americans are culturally incapable of heathy relationships.

I'm going to disagree again. I feel bad that you have that pessimistic view. I can understand it because of statistics, but I know a lot of very happy and married people who have been wed for many, many years. We aren't yet at the exception of the rule for this; at least not in my opinion. Of course, I always prefer to think optimistically. I know we have a lot of married men running and contributing to this board and I'm sure they'd like to think they are in lasting relationships. Fellas? You gonna speak up or do you all think you're headed for divorce court one of these days? <g>