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Maybe I'm a little too analytical, and not a believer in marriage to begin with, but being convinced that someone you've been seeing for a year a half (not living with, seeing) is your life partner, without a shadow of a doubt? Yeah, I'm not sure.

For some, like in habs59's case, it works out and good on them if it does. However, more often than not, people usually get married too quickly and the soaring high divorce rates seem to back that up.

On top of that, based on the nature of Gallagher's profession, I doubt they spend as much time together as a regular couple does.
 
Maybe I'm a little too analytical, and not a believer in marriage to begin with, but being convinced that someone you've been seeing for a year a half (not living with, seeing) is your life partner, without a shadow of a doubt? Yeah, I'm not sure.

For some, like in habs59's case, it works out and good on them if it does. However, more often than not, people usually get married too quickly and the soaring high divorce rates seem to back that up.

On top of that, based on the nature of Gallagher's profession, I doubt they spend as much time together as a regular couple does.
Couple will bond very well in a year when he goes on LTIR for 3 years
 
Maybe I'm a little too analytical, and not a believer in marriage to begin with, but being convinced that someone you've been seeing for a year a half (not living with, seeing) is your life partner, without a shadow of a doubt? Yeah, I'm not sure.

For some, like in habs59's case, it works out and good on them if it does. However, more often than not, people usually get married too quickly and the soaring high divorce rates seem to back that up.

On top of that, based on the nature of Gallagher's profession, I doubt they spend as much time together as a regular couple does.
There's usually some doubt, even if very small, no matter how long you've been married to someone. Most of us can live with that. But I undertsand that not everyone can or wants to.
And there's no way to know if the soaring divorce rate is related to getting married "too quickly." I believe that most studies that have been done on the subject suggest that the single biggest cause of marital strife, which I assume often leads to divorce, is finances. Count does family law, I'm sure he has a view on this too.
 
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I remember Mats Sundin waited until after retirement to get married….

Everyone does things differently…

These guys are already set for life….so they don’t see the need to “wait until they are financially stable” to start a family
 
There's usually some doubt, even if very small, no matter how long you've been married to someone. Most of us can live with that. But I undertsand that not everyone can or wants to.
And there's no way to know if the soaring divorce rate is related to getting married "too quickly." I believe that most studies that have been done on the subject suggest that the single biggest cause of marital strife, which I assume often least to divorce, is finances. Count does family law, I'm sure he has a view on this too.
finances, sex, children
 
I remember Mats Sundin waited until after retirement to get married….

Everyone does things differently…

These guys are already set for life….so they don’t see the need to “wait until they are financially stable” to start a family
If you're a hockey player, the key to happiness is to bang puck bunnies but not marry them. Same thing for rock stars. Bang the groupies but don't marry them. Marry a woman who doesn't know and/or doesn't care about your fame or your money. This is especially important for athletes who would otherwise be pumping gas or flipping burgers for a living if not for their physical abilities. You only make big money while you're playing. Once your career is over you have to live off that money for more than half your life. It's not necessarily as much as it looks and it's not like being a hedge fund manager who will make big money every year until their mid-60's.
 
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