About once every two months, I meet up for lunch with a group of friends I name The Birthday Girls. As that suggests, we meet up around the time when one of us has a birthday. Not necessarily the same week as the birthday even, but close enough that we all have a common date free in our diary. There are ten of us altogether, although not all of us can manage all of the dates. On average there are about 7 or 8 of us at any one time. We know one another going back decades and first met when our children were at nursery age.
A few weeks ago saw such a meeting to celebrate L's birthday. She dropped the bombshell that she and her husband of over 30 years have just separated. About a month ago, another one announced she was separated from her long-term partner. It got me thinking that in our group:
- 3 are married still
- 3 of us are widows
- 4 are divorced or separated
So in other words only 3 out of 10 are still in a relationship. That is quite a staggering statistic for such a small group of friends.
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Thinking of my book group of 8 people........6 of us have been married for around 40/50 years. One remarried after a divorce many years ago, and one whose husband had an affair, but they are still together.
Sometimes it takes stamina to live with one person for all your adult life. Thankfully, I have the patience of a saint!
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