Question over a long-standing marriage
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This is so true. Unfortunately, the reader will never know the true reasons of the circumstances of their divorce as both Mark and Patty declined an opportunity to tell. All the same, Patty may be the only person who knows the true Mark outside the glamour of the stage. Isn't this the case of all artistes?Crs webco wrote: ↑11 Feb 2023, 12:20 Unfortunately what observers can see of a relationship often does not tell the whole story. Without being integral in the relationship, it is nearly impossible for anyone to know the reasons why some relationships can overcome obstacles while others cannot. Perhaps Patty was given more time and second, third, or even more chances during the 27 years they were married and finally Mark just gave up. It doesn't appear that Mark rushed to remarry, and the six years between the divorce and Mark's remarriage was additional time for reconciliation, and maybe it was tried and didn't work.
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Agreed. It's seems the man gets another chance but the woman is left alone to pick up the broken pieces. Isn't life so unfair!Joanna Olson wrote: ↑11 Feb 2023, 22:04 I think each situation is different, and there are always two sides to the story. Just because his first marriage didn’t work out doesn’t mean he didn’t try.
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I agree with your comments. However, it's also odd that while Mark has been able to built a strong relationship with his new wife's (Crystal's) children, he has remained estranged to his own children by his first marriage. It would seem to me his daughters didn't think he tried enough to make his first marriage work.Yulisa Sanchez wrote: ↑12 Feb 2023, 07:44 I agree that it's hard to judge and say they should have tried harder as an outsider of their relationship. Also, I don't recall there being too much personal information in the book about Hansen's first marriage other than the divorce. Regardless, most marriages do try everything to make it work, particularly if there are children, before deciding divorce is the best option for everyone.
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Unfortunately, it would appear his daughters have never forgiven him for divorcing their mother (based on the fact that they have never reconciled with him and his new wife).
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True. In fact I think it's people's differing ideals that make relationships difficult. I think that for a marriage to work, there shouldn't be a husband and wife's ideals. Instead there should only be one ideal, a shared one!Vivian Writes wrote: ↑12 Feb 2023, 14:01 Sometimes, interpersonal relationships can be a whole lot more complicated than ideals and discipline that permeate other parts of our lives. I think the same goes for Mark.
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