Comments on: Threats to Marriage http://www.geezersisters.com/marriage/threats-to-marriage Austin, Texas novelist Ruth Pennebaker, who's old enough to call herself "fabulous," writes about family, politics, marriage, friendship, feminism, aging and whatever else occurs to her. Her latest novel, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough, was published by Berkley in January 2011. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:24:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: magentaraven http://www.geezersisters.com/marriage/threats-to-marriage/comment-page-1#comment-127 magentaraven Thu, 22 May 2008 20:14:40 +0000 http://geezersisters.wordpress.com/?p=184#comment-127 Thank you VERY much!!! Thank you VERY much!!!

]]> By: ruthpennebaker http://www.geezersisters.com/marriage/threats-to-marriage/comment-page-1#comment-129 ruthpennebaker Wed, 21 May 2008 21:35:34 +0000 http://geezersisters.wordpress.com/?p=184#comment-129 I know. How sad it must be to feel diminished by others' happiness. I just don't get it. I know. How sad it must be to feel diminished by others’ happiness. I just don’t get it.

]]> By: Chelle Cordero http://www.geezersisters.com/marriage/threats-to-marriage/comment-page-1#comment-128 Chelle Cordero Wed, 21 May 2008 16:26:08 +0000 http://geezersisters.wordpress.com/?p=184#comment-128 Really terrific words. Being in love, and being loved back, is the most magical feeling - how sad to deny it just because of gender (or ethnicity, religion, economic status...) Really terrific words.
Being in love, and being loved back, is the most magical feeling – how sad to deny it just because of gender (or ethnicity, religion, economic status…)

]]> By: ruthpennebaker http://www.geezersisters.com/marriage/threats-to-marriage/comment-page-1#comment-131 ruthpennebaker Wed, 21 May 2008 15:12:18 +0000 http://geezersisters.wordpress.com/?p=184#comment-131 Always fascinating to me that extremely religious states like Alabama and Oklahoma have the highest divorce rates and more liberal states like Massachusetts have the lowest. Could lead you to think, too, that religion is a threat to marriage. But I'm sure Rick Santorum would disagree. Always fascinating to me that extremely religious states like Alabama and Oklahoma have the highest divorce rates and more liberal states like Massachusetts have the lowest. Could lead you to think, too, that religion is a threat to marriage. But I’m sure Rick Santorum would disagree.

]]> By: Sophie http://www.geezersisters.com/marriage/threats-to-marriage/comment-page-1#comment-130 Sophie Wed, 21 May 2008 00:50:45 +0000 http://geezersisters.wordpress.com/?p=184#comment-130 Fabulous, Ruth. I side with the pundits who point out that, considering our divorce rate, heterosexuals are the real threat to marriage. Fabulous, Ruth.

I side with the pundits who point out that, considering our divorce rate, heterosexuals are the real threat to marriage.

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