Gettyimages.com/African bride showing off ring
My dad is onto his third marriage, a fact for which I used to judge him deeply. And, to be honest, I had my reasons for judging him because the way he jumped from one to the next (let’s just say there was some, er, overlap) put my mom, my sister, and I through hell on earth. So, after my experience with someone with a couple divorces under his belt, I never thought I’d be able to befriend or respect anyone else who had lived like that. But, like with most times we are judgmental, stubborn, and close-minded I turned out to be wrong. I actually now know and like several people who are onto marriage number three. They weren’t all cheaters or liars. And, the ones who were have since learned a lot from their mistakes. For some individuals, that’s just the way life works out—it takes them down the aisle and through divorce court several times. I’ve learned a lot about these friends’ experiences, good and bad. Here is what it’s like being in the third marriage club.
Gettyimages.com/Young couple enjoying each other’s company for an evening out on the town
Your dating pool is affected
People who have been married three times, and are now single, can have a hard time dating. Their pool isn’t smaller just because a lot of people are taken or the ones who aren’t are single because they have serious issues. There is an additional limitation: only other people with several divorces behind them will date them. Everyone else sees them as too damaged.
