Cate Perfect Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 People sometimes like to know the background of asexuals' home lives. Cate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexpiral Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 They´ve been married for 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugan Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Yes, they were and are still married, but the marriage was shakey at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargon Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 My parents have been married somewhere around 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 My parents were married 37 years before my father died. If he were still alive they would be celebrating their 55th anniversary this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-V- Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Mine haven't been in something like 15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggreenmonkey Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Good poll, because this was one of my 'ooo, DEEEP!' thoughts the other day. I've grown up with my single mother. Before I was 13-ish I never associated her with a boy/girlfriend, I always saw her as very independant. I idolized her, and because I'm a single child I spent, and still do spend, a lot of my time alone. So maybe there's some nuturing for asexuality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xaida Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Which parents exactly do they mean? The ones who procreated me, or the ones who raised me up? Or the ones who I see as my parents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperfine Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 My parents have been married for 23 years. Or maybe 24? Something like that.... I've grown up with my single mother. Before I was 13-ish I never associated her with a boy/girlfriend, I always saw her as very independant. I idolized her, and because I'm a single child I spent, and still do spend, a lot of my time alone. So maybe there's some nuturing for asexuality? My parents were married but I spent a lot of time alone as a kid too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borrible Cal Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Parents married for 35+ years. Borrible Cal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsylady Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 My parents have been divorced since I was 28-ish. Growing up, I was the oldest of four. My parents tried really hard to establish a sense of "family" - kinda hard since neither of them came from stable, supportive families. There is only one of us married (but that sister has also been divorced once and is presently in a miserable marriage). My other sister was married and divorced years ago, and has had alot of trouble "finding someone" although she's always in the market. My brother (the youngest) has custoday of his 8 year old daughter - he was never married to her mother. I've never been married and have no children. All in all, we are all miserable failures at relationships! And I'm sure my mom is asexual, along with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yam Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 I chose yes only because of the way the Cate made a comment below the poll. Generally, interviewers ask for parental marriage status through 18, then again through 21. My parents were married until I turned 22. Now they are divorced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rukin Vinter Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Mine got divorced a year and several days ago, actually... due to an affair. My dad was doing my mom's best friend. ><.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frigid Pink Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 My parents divorced when I was five and I've never seen my father since. My mother remarried when I was seven and then divorced again when I was fifteen. Basically, I come from a single parent background because I was never close with my stepfather in the years that my mother was married to him. I've always believed that parental relationship patterns influence offspring relationship patterns. You learn from what you see and from what you experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Po. Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 My parents divorced in 2001, I think. My brother and I made bets on when they'd divorce in our idle time one day. Don't remember the bets too well, and neither does my brother. My mom and dad shouted at eachother a lot, and they didn't see eachother much except at night. They even worked at the same business, but for some reason I never got the feeling they saw much of eachother. My father is good at brainwashing people. Mum lived in a bubble until a bit before the divorce. There were remnants of the bubble until she started joining clubs and getting to know people more. She met one guy, he stalked her, she got rid of him, and met another one, who is one of the nicest guys I've ever met. He's also very open-minded and a generally great person. When my parents were married, I was raised primarily by my mother and hated the days I belonged completely to my father. I think it would have been better if he could walk, but so it happened. Eh. I live solely with my mother, after a very awful and stressful time of trying to live with my father for a bit after the divorce. I love my dad, though I rarely see him. I think that's why I love my dad. The son of conservatives and his liberal daughter don't get along too well if they have to talk intelligently to eachother. Oh woah, I just realized, because of the fights it caused when I spoke up, it must have influenced me to keep quiet most of the time, since I really hated confrontation (brought me to tears trying to get him to see my side of things, really). Never realized that before...heh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borrowedTime Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Yes; happily, for 30 years, with virtually no arguments as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikola Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 My parents divorced few months ago but they haven't been together in 11 years. You know what, I used to watch those movies and feel so sorry for the divorce kids and it never accured to me that I was one of them, that my family was broken. My dad went to the States when I was eleven. It was supposed to be just to earn some money but right now I don't think that he ever planned coming back. So my parents have been in seperation since then with a small detail that he didn't care (or have guts) to tell that to the rest of family. Even my mom thought that everything was okay. Asshole. When I heard that they were trying to get a divorce, all I could think was, "About time!" And now I left my mom for America. I'm the asshole now. :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa*baa*grey*sheep Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 My parents have been married for 27 or 28 years - can't remember. Definitely over 25 years. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonentities Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 My parents have been married for twenty-something years. Not a really romantic marriage, but they both respect and love each other, so it's all good. They were never very affectionate around my brother and I, but my brother's got a girlfriend, so at least one of us is "normal." ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cait Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 My parents have been married for...a very long time. Much longer than my lifetime. But they don't seem it. Very odd, I think they stopped being romantic a very very long time ago. They don't fight or anything, they're just sort of there...in a house together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambit_boi Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 Mine got divorced a year and several days ago, actually... due to an affair. My dad was doing my mom's best friend. ><.... oh.... damn! that sucks! your poor mom... jeez. :( yet another case for non-horniness.... my parents were married for about twelve or so years before my dad died. my mom and step-dad have been married for four years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJthe8th Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 28 years and happy as far as anyone can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bard of aven Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 My parents were married 15 years when my father died. Mom remarried 7 years later. They were married almost 18 years, and died within a month of each other, he of liver cancer and she of septicemia. Her first marriage was a lot happier than the second. My step-d was in many ways a dick. boa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Brat Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 My parents met when I was 15 months old, I have no contact with my biological father he's never been a part of my life. They married 1977 I think and where still married and very much in love when my Dad died on Christmas Day 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander9 Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 My parents were married for 11 years until my father incontinently died. I was the reason they got married, and the marriage was a curate's egg. They had five more children together - but my father had at least 2 children outside of his marriage. My mother made a second -and disasterous- marriage to a shit. Her children rejoiced when she divorced him when she was 71! - we happily paid the divorce fees. While she lives alone now, she is a very social person and it wouldnt surprise us if... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa1 Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 my parents divorced when i was 10 years old. so i don't really remember them being marries ( i didn't pay attention and sincerely don't remember them kissing at all). so i'm not around a married couple except my grandparents and uncles. perhaps this has affected my asexuality.... Lisa J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silly Green Monkey Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 My father is dead, my mother is remarried. Not sure what option to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comet Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 Well. My dad is a certified public accountant and my mom is systems analyst. They met in a computer lab. How romantic? (Never mention the fact my dad was on the rebound when he met mother dearest...) Anyway. They dated for 6 years before they got married, and have been so for about 25 years. (Married on the day of the Kentucky Derby, which, here, is a big deal. Anywhere else....well, it isn't. They didn't know they'd done it until they moved here) Obviously a very caring relationship. My brother and I used to tease them about the fact they were kissing in front of 'young impressionable children' though they never do more then kiss when Dad got home for dinner or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insulin Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 My parents are married. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subboy Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 my folks divorced when i was 5 that makes 16 years apart now. i was raised by my mom and sister and saw and continue to see my father regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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