On 3/10/09 8:38 PM, "lukhman_khan" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > If divorces are becoming rampant, somehow the broken families will deal with > themselves. The society will also find a way. The people whose families broke > will get along. > > (A breakup)? it will all be normal. "Getting along" is not the equivalent of a "solution". "Getting along" is just a survival mechanism that kicks in, but not without shaping your thought process (which could affect you in other ways - not always positively). > Shiv is holding on to the notion that the family setup should stay and nothing > new can replace it. Can he? then, be accused of "cognitive dissonance" > (incorrectly spelled?) I don't think there has been any good "replacement" for the "family setup" as you mentioned yet. People are at best coping. Divorce of parents always leaves some mark on children (which affects their perception of marriage and raising of kids - cant find link to this) and there is no best way yet to eliminate it.
