Originally Posted by kane

I would add a third kind. The kind that are codependent and need to be with someone.

I have a friend that was married for about 7 years. the last 2-3 years of his marriage were miserable. His wife was batshit crazy and eventually made him choose between his friends and her. They end up getting divorced. Nine months later he is seeing a new woman and is talking about getting married. Here is the catch. He has never wanted kids. She not only has four kids of her own she has two others that are adopted special needs kids. She also has an ex-husband who does nothing but cause drama.

When my friend tells me he is going to ask her to marry him a couple of other friends and I sit him down to talk to him. We point out the situation he will be getting into and that it is likely to make him miserable. He agrees then says, "It is better than being alone."