Most parents, married or not, are intensely committed to their children for the long term. But children need their parents to be committed to each other in the same way. And marriage is nothing if not a long-term, intense commitment.
Marriage is a tough gig.
So is being a child in a family where adults just can't seem to stay committed to their spouses. Anne Lewis L arissa Phillips concludes her rant against her boomer parents' narcissism by blaming them for the rise in divorce. Actually, the rise in the divorce rate in the United States occurred in the 1940s, not the 1970s. The boomers were just following their parents' example. Secondly, the rate of divorce, like the rate of marriage, is down.