# A Poll for Married Dopers **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 4, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-married-dopers/458851 "2008-08-04T22:52:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Red\_Stilettos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Red\_Stilettos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Stilettos)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-married-dopers/458851/101 "2008-08-07T02:22:15Z")
As much as I hate to admit it, I’m an E. We’ve been married for just over two years and the entire 2 years have been marred by alcoholism and loss of trust. I want this to be a successful marriage, but I have to acknowledge that it is unlikely to change. So, I’m looking for a way out. Hetero. I’m 32, he’s 33. Married 2 years. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-married-dopers/458851/102 "2008-08-07T02:45:22Z")
A. We survived three children and we have too much damn stuff to try and sort it out in a divorce. ---
**Author:** ![Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rascal_s_Mom)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-married-dopers/458851/103 "2008-08-07T11:52:44Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] A. We survived three children and we have too much damn stuff to try and sort it out in a divorce. [/QUOTE] Every single word about this post is too sad for words. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-married-dopers/458851/104 "2008-08-07T12:00:22Z")
Worked our way up from E to B in just 7 short years, now working on the A. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-married-dopers/458851/105 "2008-08-07T12:24:47Z")
[QUOTE=Rascal’s Mom] Every single word about this post is too sad for words. [/QUOTE] I thought he was being tongue-in-cheek. I could be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-married-dopers/458851/106 "2008-08-07T14:00:57Z")
A. I know we’ve only been married just over three months, but we did go through one major crisis before we got married. We also talked about this at length before we decided to get married. Our marriage comes first. We know that things change and sometimes things go horribly wrong and we don’t know what lies ahead. During our premarital counseling, our priest brought up end-of-life issues such as Alzheimers, etc. We’d already discussed them – I pointed out to her that, at our age, we’re a bit closer to them than a lot of couples – but I’m glad she asked us about them. I’m rather old-fashioned about marriage. For me, this is a life-long committment. I’m female; we’re both straight and in our mid 40s. We met 5 years ago Labor Day weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rascal_s_Mom)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-married-dopers/458851/107 "2008-08-07T14:09:46Z")
[QUOTE=PunditLisa] I thought he was being tongue-in-cheek. I could be wrong. [/QUOTE] You could be right. If so, I apologize. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-married-dopers/458851.md?page=5)