Which is worse :Divorce or the Death of....

[JuniperWoolf]

Don't worry, I picked up on the joke in your post.

[*Classic*Charm*]

No, not death. I've never wished death on anyone. My post was mostly kidding. I have friendships with a couple of my exes. One girl I dated took a massive nose-dive after we stopped seeing each other. Got an abusive new boyfriend and started doing hard drugs, lost her friends and her job. Few things have saddened me more than what happened to her. But in a couple instances I was harshly rejected and I'll admit that I do not "wish the best" for those two young women.

I honestly wasn't using you as an example, merely your words. Didn't mean to sound accusatory

[astrum]

I really doubt that is true. I think most kids would rather their parents got divorced than one of them should die.

I think it might also depend on the age of the children.

[LiraelG]

The death of a spouse is the worst is pretty much every scenario... If you divorce, the person you care about is able to continue their life and can - hopefully - live happily and healthily. If someone is or was once important to you, if you once loved them, you should want that for them, even if it's painful to see them move on at first.

The only time death is a better option is when they have an illness or something which will not improve and they have no quality of life. I would not want a loved one to go through months/years of pain. I would never wish death upon them, but I would long for them to be at peace. (It's a rather delicate topic)