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Couples in Crisis…

Wifey™ and I were watching Dr. Phil last night — the one where the couple is in the middle of a divorce and they are fighting over everything from tupperware to frequent flyer miles. They hate each other at this point. Obviously the wife is coming off as more of a bitch than the husband is, because he’s somehow able to control himself, while she flies off the handle at every breath anyone takes. Also, because the husband secretly taped her while she was in a rage… so all you hear is him being calm and collected and her screaming and yelling. He knew about the tape, she didn’t.

Anyhow, this couple obviously loved each other at some point in there pathetic lives. I mean, they dated, got married, popped out some kids and were on there way to living happily ever after. Neither of them cheated or anything. Someone woke up one day and decided that being married sucked and the fight was on.

What I’m wondering though is how two people that loved each other enough to get married, suddenly HATE each other so much. I understand the hurt and anger, but this is someone you loved and gave yourself to and suddenly you hate them more than anyone in the world.

Perhaps its anger over the thought of having wasted their lives for the twenty or so years they were married… to have it end in divorce. Perhaps its the anger that you gave everything you had to this person — body, mind and spirit — and in the end it wasn’t enough. I don’t know. I guess it’s easier to explain when one of the parties cheats. Like if the husband found some young thing and dated her and the wife found out. You’d expect anger there. But to just wake up one day and suddenly not want to be married to this person anymore. Just a little confusing.

Most people I’ve known, don’t drop someone unless they’ve got someone else lined up. It’s that security thing. Who the hell wants to be alone when you’ve had someone around to fight with for the last twenty years. So most people wait until they’ve got someone to go to.

Neither of these people had that though. And thank GOD. After these shows air, they’ll pretty much be lucky to ever get a date again.

Anyhow, its that whole relationship thing. When you’re dating/married to someone, they are the center of your universe… you love them more than anything, however when it ends, you forget all those good feelings and memories you had and suddenly seeing them run over by a steamroller doesn’t look so bad. Strange stuff.

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