Their definition of marriage and family may be different than that of their parents and grandparents. They are waiting until a later age to marry and many are choosing not to marry at all. Their response as a generation of children of divorce may change society as we know it, said Judy Branch, family and youth specialist at the University of Vermont. When couples divorce, children s lives are infinitely more complicated. According to relationship experts, many people give up too soon and believe that ending the relationship will end their problems when it rarely does.
Successful marriages require a commitment.
Children who see parents honor a long-term commitment often have a more realistic concept of what it takes to make a marriage work.