Saturday, April 16, 2011

To Divorce or Not to Divorce?

     I was brought up to believe that marriage is a commitment to your significant other for the rest of your life.  In Anton Chekhov's "The Lady with the Dog" the matter of staying with the one you are committed to and bound together in holy matrimony is not the case.  I understand there will always be temptation and it seems that married men are more tempting to women than single men are.  In the story Dmitri decides he is going to carry on this affair with Anna despite the fact that he is married.  In my case I personally believe that if you are going to marry someone that you do not need anyone else.  If you are going to cheat on your spouse as in Dmitri and Anna's case then why did you get married in the first place. 
     I think that you are going to want to have multiple partners or dates then you should just stay single.  Why would people go through the lengthy time period of marriage and divorce if they can not control their urges? You marry the one you love but it seems that with our 50%, or whatever it is presently, divorce rate that people are marrying more for the simple fact of saying they are married.  People are getting hitched to show off their friends or for social status.   Some are even getting married for financial security.   All the money in the world will not help an abusive relationship or a troubled marriage.  Go see a marriage therapist or something but stick to your word and vows.  Stay with your spouse, change things to make it better, and have fun with each other.

1 comment:

  1. I agree with you. It is scary that more than 50 percent of the population in the U.S are getting divorced. I think that people do not take marriage seriously anymore. I also think that Dmitri is doing wrong in continuing his affair with Anna. No matter how much he feels for her, it is not fair for his wife to be cheated on. Im sure no one likes to be cheated on. It is not a the greatest feeling. Even though Dmitri feels like he loves Anna more than anything else, he should be considerate of his wife. Dmitri should be more considerate of this situation and take action. If he really cant stand living with his wife anymore, then he should get divorced with her instead of being unfaithful to her for the rest of his life.

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