Have you ever been divorced?

[Pop n Fresh]

Just wondering.

[iflyforpie]

The trouble with this one is all of the young whipper snappers, the happily (or formerly) shacked-up, and the wise (or cowardly) will vote no.

[Pop n Fresh]

Maybe AvCanada just has a high percentage of people ( even pilots ) who have managed to stay married.

['effin hippie]

There should be a 'not yet' button....

[PilotDAR]

There should be a 'not yet' button

Like a "landed wheels up?" pole?

I have chosen to lead a life in which divorce is the furthest thing from my mind. Just like flying, it seems to require frequent [re]training, and root cause analysis, but it's worth it!

[skymarc]

Whats the point?

[cdnpilot77]

Whats the point?

Of life?
Of getting married?
Of getting divorced?
Of no return?
Of sale?
Of view?
Of contact?
Of light?
Of departure?
Of PilotDAR heart warming rant?

Please clarify.

[Rowdy]

To quote Ari Gold. 'I'd kill my wife before I divorced her! '

…probably cheaper that way hahahaha jokes aside..

The word divorce is not in my vocabulary

[complexintentions]

The word marriage is not in my vocabulary. Hence divorce is irrelevant. Kinda simplistic poll, in that context.

[PilotDAR]

'Glad I'm at the end of that list, rather than the beginning!

BTW, this is the perfect place to rant; I get it out my system, and my wife does not have to listen to it! Divorce prevention strategy!

[Rowdy]

Considering it are ya pop'n'fresh?

[Pop n Fresh]

Considering it are ya pop'n'fresh?

Not recently.

In the past I have said I would take my blanket, motorcycle and guitars. Just go for milk and bread...
She could file if she can find me I suppose. No point getting a divorce, I'm the wrong type of crazy to want to re-marry.

Plus sort of like you and Ari said I don't believe in divorce, no matter how bad it got I promised I would be with her until one of us dies.

Married was not as bad after I started flying again.

[halfmilevis]

How does it go again... oh yeah, right... "So now im praying for the end of time"



HMV

[flyinthebug]

I was brought up that when you marry, you marry for life, for better or for worse. My parents were married 38 years before my pops passed away. They would have made it to 60 years if they had lived that long.

After 17 years for me, and being married very young (me 21, her 18), we simply out grew each other. I never would have made it to a CPL without the understanding and complete support of said 1st wife. She was a trooper! Everytime I wanted to chase some tin to the other side of the country, or even my 2 times overseas, she was 100% supportive. Sometimes when I look back, I wonder if we outgrew one another OR maybe it was a midlife crisis for me? I bought a new house, new truck, new Harley, and got me a new redhead too (that was the one positive that came from my divorce). Whatever it was, I wasn't happy that I was in that situation...but from age 20-37 we stayed together with NO help from our families raising our (3 kids) on our own, who have all grown into well adjusted, gainfully employed adults that I couldn't be more proud of.

You don't have to believe in divorce to one day find yourself in the middle of one. They suck, and the financial costs are VERY real.

FYI I remarried and ill die before this one ever ends...Ill make sure of it lol.

In all seriousness...avoid divorce any way you can. It is the 2nd most stressful and depressing situation anyone will experience in their lives, next to a death of someone very close to you.

My 2 cents.

PS...poll results seem off a bit? Almost every "middle aged" pilot I know has been divorced at least once. Im guessing they didn't vote in your poll pop n fresh! I have one friend who is on wife # 4 and he is still relatively young...so maybe room for one more before he takes the long dirt nap

[Pop n Fresh]

The poll was mostly a feeble attempt to make one about divorce that could not be side stepped by remarrying, in case that was polluting the results of the one iflyforpie made.

I have to credit my wife with putting up with me while I was miserable and not flying. I am glad we stayed together but understand when others can't, it's difficult.

I don't really want a new house even though I know I'd like one. I suppose that goes for the truck and red head too. Mid life crisis? I started one when I was a little kid, I doubt I'll ever stop.

To be honest I think it's great if most of AvCanada has managed to stay married it's hard work.

[flyinthebug]

The poll was mostly a feeble attempt to make one about divorce that could not be side stepped by remarrying, in case that was polluting the results of the one iflyforpie made.

I have to credit my wife with putting up with me while I was miserable and not flying. I am glad we stayed together but understand when others can't, it's difficult.

I don't really want a new house even though I know I'd like one. I suppose that goes for the truck and red head too. Mid life crisis? I started one when I was a little kid, I doubt I'll ever stop.

To be honest I think it's great if most of AvCanada has managed to stay married it's hard work.

[Pop n Fresh]

Russian dating ads? Interesting.

[JungleMonkey]

Getting divorced sucked. Staying together with the ex would have sucked more. I spent $10,000 getting married. I would rather have put it into a house instead of renting an apartment. Getting divorced cost $250,000. Worth every penny...

[SheriffPatGarrett]

I been married with the same for 50 years but I knew guys that had been divorced twelve times...
(they could not afford to buy a beer)
Blame that on the old crewing system...Yup, the head stew would come up to the cockpit after an overnighting flight
and asked the cappie which girl he would pick up...then bubba had the second choice. The wrench generally absconded with the head stew.
Problem was that when back home, the girls would call the crew's wives and report on their husband's performances!

Nowaday, the front end crew is not even using the same hotel as the back end crew, which is often male...and gay.

[iflyforpie]

We married (relatively) young too with me being 23 and she not a week older than 21. 13 years, two kids, six companies, and countless moves later we are still together. I think the key to any successful marriage in having two selfless partners. Two selfish ones don't last long, and with one selfless partner they will build up animosity and ultimately hatred for their selfish partner until they can't contain it anymore. Sometimes marriage is best avoided.