There was an interesting story on the news last night:<P><A HREF="http://www.whdh.com/news/reports/honeymoons_over.shtml" TARGET=_blank>The Honeymoon's Over</A><P>Of particular interest to me was the last sentence:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><BR>Surveys show that couples who choose having fun as the primary purpose of marriage, are most likely to call their marriages "great." <BR><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Also, this statement might be of interest to Bystander and others who participated in that 'debate':<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><BR>In 1970 most divorces were the man's idea. Today almost 75 percent of divorces are initiated by women. Studies show while men seem to thrive in marriage, wives are twice as likely to be depressed. <BR><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Notice that the motivation for higher rate of filing for divorce by women is depression, not money.<P>

<P>Thanks TS. Was there ever any doubt?<P>For the record (and <B>NOT</B>, repeat <B>NOT</B> to open a <I>new</I> can of worms.......... The above statement was a reflection of my personnal opinion as is the one below.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Studies show while men seem to thrive in marriage, wives are twice as likely to be depressed.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> This suggests emotionally based reasoning behind divorce. <P>How much are self-esteem and happiness going for these days? <P>Cheers,<BR>Lisa