Divorce Aphorism Of The Day

It crosses our mind that there's far too much attention paid to aphorisms about falling in love and not nearly enough to those about falling out of love.

So herewith, Huffington Post introduces our own section of divorce aphorisms. Our inaugural aphorism comes from Alessandra Stanley of the New York Times.

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audadvnc said on 29 Monday 2010 pm30 2:03 pm: Love may be blind but marriage is a real eye-opener.

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[crunchlady]

08:41 AM on 12/20/2010

The person you marry, is usually the person you divorce.

[audadvnc]

02:00 PM on 11/29/2010

Marriage is grand; divorce, a hundred grand.

[StevieTheK]

04:30 PM on 11/26/2010

Hey, Wendy:

Your mother is a &#^% and so are you.

[LeeCalif]

11:44 PM on 11/25/2010

Totally, totally, totally love Wendy Liebman !!!!!

[Guest211]

06:31 AM on 11/25/2010

One day a father gets out of work and on his way home he suddenly
remembers that it's his daughter's birthday. He pulls over to a Toy Shop
and asks the sales person, 'How much for one of those Barbie's in the display window?'

The salesperson answers, 'Which one do you mean, Sir? We have:
Work Out Barbie for $19.95, Shopping Barbie for $19.95, Beach Barbie for
$19.95, Disco Barbie for $19.95, Ballerina Barbie for $19.95, Astronaut
Barbie for $19.95, Skater Barbie for $19.95, and Divorced Barbie for $265.95'.

The amazed father asks: 'It's what?! Why is the Divorced Barbie
$265.95 and the others only $19.95?'

The annoyed salesperson rolls her eyes, sighs, and answers:

'Sir...Divorced Barbie comes with: Ken's Car, Ken's House, Ken's
Boat, Ken's Furniture, Ken's Computer, one of Ken's Friends, and a key chain made with Ken's balls.

[VinEastman]

09:59 PM on 11/19/2010

Once upon an time many years ago I was told by a Wise Old Man that if if cost as much to get into the marriage as it did to get out it that most would not get into it to begin with! hmmm

[Morgantheaxe]

02:15 AM on 11/23/2010

That comment is for the men. For women divorce pays.

[CoastalNC]

02:52 PM on 11/23/2010

LOL...not always.....I didn't have to spend my money on his toys after I divorced him and I came out ahead with no alimony.

[Venicelady]

03:47 PM on 11/26/2010

Not always true- I know many women that got nothing out of their divorces, after hubby decided to dump them for a newer and shinier model.

[tombartarm]

12:31 PM on 11/18/2010

The first divorce in the world may have been a tragedy, and the hundred-millionth is still the first to the children of divorce. -Experienced

[SpartanforLife]

02:14 AM on 11/18/2010

One additional observation -- the priorities at HP, as in life, are revealed by actions. Men get it when the Divorse homepage tosses all the male authors and male themed posts to the bottom.

[SpartanforLife]

01:39 AM on 11/18/2010

Starting with the launch the "Aphorism Of The Day" clearly set the undertone and pandered to the 'victum/vengence' theme with male bashing on all level freely encouraged. If HP had objective professionalism as a fundamental policy this obvious bias would have been edited out. On the other hand, if the real goal is pump up the emotional reactions and therby word-of-mouth free advertising...then we need a new male themed site on the Post. Women would love it until the light bulb goes off as the contract reveals the pandering unprofessional writing on this site. An 'all things male' site at HP will never happen for just that reason. The truth is always more powerful then spin.

[FrankWillsGhost]

06:16 PM on 11/17/2010

I might add:
Marriage is a wonderful institution,...... but who wants to live in an institution/
- Groucho Marx

[audadvnc]

02:03 PM on 11/29/2010

Love may be blind but marriage is a real eye-opener.

[SadVoter]

11:19 AM on 11/17/2010

Does absolutely no-one see that this daily aphorism is a direct paraphrase of Stalin and therefore intended as an ironic comment AGAINST divorce?

One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic. - Joseph Stalin

[Pragmatism First]

11:50 AM on 11/15/2010

A divorce section? Another reason my conservative friends won't accept the stories I share from the HuffPo.

[Citydancer]

12:19 PM on 11/15/2010

Well, they tend to put their heads in the sand about everything else, what not the fact that divorce is prevelant and part of reality?

[Shaun Hensley]

05:44 PM on 11/19/2010

Good, we don't need anymore tro//s here.

[Morgantheaxe]

02:19 AM on 11/14/2010

Tip number one.

Every single marriage at some point is going to feel awful.

Tip number two.

Every married person at some point has contemplated divorce. If they say they havent they are a liar or brain dead.

Tip number three.

Work had at making your marriage work. Take a break. Get help. Fire your friends before you fire your spouse. Whatever it takes to make your marriage work do it. Lot of self centered quiters out there. Go back to the thread about that worthless movie Eat, Love, Pray. You will see tons of what Im talking about. There are a lot of people out there giving bad advice. If they arent telling you how to make your marriage work threre is a 99% chance its bad advice. Oh and the quiters love company and they loath anyone who suggests they might have been wrong. So watch out for the quiters telling you how smart they were. They weren't. Best advice I can give. Don't take marriage lightly...getting in OR getting out.

[DSevere]

09:53 PM on 11/14/2010

Man, I so disagree with you. I've been married 3 times, so I know what I'm talking about. #1, a wreck, lasted 3-1/2 years, thought about divorce during the last year. #2, good during the 4 years we lived together, a wreck immediately after marrying, thought about divorce during last year and a half. Total, 7 years.

Marriage #3: knew I had met my soul mate on the first date, we've been together ever since, 12 years and till proverbially death do us part, never ONCE have I thought about divorce. In those 12 years, we've only had a couple of real fights.

So if you're thinking of divorce, you're not married to the right person.

[Morgantheaxe]

11:40 PM on 11/14/2010

Ok, you have been divorced twice. You have had a LOT of learning. You treat the third one like the first one? Nah, of course you don't. You the same person you were the first time around? Nah, of course you arent. Shame it took two tries to get to where you should have been the first time around. Remember when I point that finger at you Im pointing three back at me. Im on my second marriage. When I talk about what Im talking about I have been down that road. My first marriage falls under the I didn't take getting IN to marriage serious enough. I had white knight syndrome. I took the lessons I learned from failing miserably at that marriage and apply them to my marriage today. Were both passionate people. Were not like you and your hubby who seem to not disagree on much.....that's not common and most therapists will tell ya its probably not healthy either. We have had about every bomb go off in our lives that can and we are still standing strong. I hope things stay smooth sailing for ya. Chances are they will not. Life just has a way of throwing stress at ya. When the bombs do start going off....don't listen to the voices that tell ya to quit. Not even if its your own.

[Theda]

12:27 AM on 11/22/2010

What if your spouse refuses to "get help" and what if your spouse DOES take the marriage lightly? What if your spouse thinks teen age girls are sexy and refuses to change his ways?

[Venicelady]

03:57 PM on 11/26/2010

Yes, they are- they're also underaged for such a man.

Hopefully, he doesn't pursue them. Get counseling for yourself, and then determine what it is you want to do.

[Theda]

08:15 PM on 11/26/2010

I already "determined" what to do. Been divorced for a year and a half and I love my new life! The freedom is wonderful, and a long time overdo. New friends, new adventures.

[Left of Right]

12:33 AM on 11/14/2010

My take on divorce: You heal, life goes on, you can fall in love more than once and happiness comes again.

If you had asked me when my divorce to my first husband was over, I would have told you I was sure I would not make it! He'd been sleeping with my friends, lying, broke my heart and broke my spirit. I thought I would never be able to trust another man as long as I lived.

My next love proved me wrong. So far my second marriage is happy and has lasted 24 years and counting. He's a great person and I've never had a single worry.

[Morgantheaxe]

02:27 AM on 11/14/2010

Yeh, we rarely end up alone forever. We always find somebody. That's not the point. Life is NOT just about us. Look at the misery caused to the people around those "Im in my third marriage and finally got it right" people. It's like bombs went off in everyone lives around them all the time. What we do matters to the people around us. Parents, siblings and children will pay the price. When you take your time and marry the right person (not the perfect person they dont exist) and the two of you commit and stay together you strengthen your entire family. Conversely get divorced and remaired again and again and you weaken your family. Those that have been through it know what Im talking about. Dont take marrieage litely going in OR coming out. You are impacting more than yourself both ways.

[Left of Right]

08:20 AM on 11/14/2010

Extremely well said. Marriages are not meant to be disposable like fax machines or dryers. Like you said, take great care in going in and going out. Nurture every day in tying to keep it whole.

My parents were divorced when I was 6 and my brother and I were bounced around until we were finally old enough to be on our own. So yes, everything was effected.

[Shaun Hensley]

05:46 PM on 11/19/2010

If she took YOUR advice, she'd be a quiter and would have never found true happiness.

[Lorna Doone]

11:30 AM on 11/13/2010

This is the kind of talk I grew up with in the '70's (when, by the way, Dr. Joyce Brothers was dispensing wisdom on Match Game). I'm okay, you're okay, divorce is okay. It's all okay! Everyone was flaking out on each other, and it was all okay. Okay? Okay! Now stop blubbering!

[LdyJane]

05:41 PM on 11/20/2010

Okay. ;)