Life's Short. Get A Divorce

by minimus 30 Replies latest jw friends

  • restrangled
    restrangled

    What is wrong with that ad anyway?

    If I were married and I saw that ad, it would not induce me to get a divorce.

    If I were unhappily married, it might make me consider seeking legal advice, but I'd still shop around and look for the right lawyer.

    Just because an ad says "get a divorce" I doubt people will be destroying their perfectly good marriages (unless they're so stupid they may as well be single LOL).

    Your better half had a good explanation

    Some lawyers are bottom feeders I agree, but predominantly the good ones are conscientious, dedicated, and get results which is what people pay us for; there are some which use dubious methods of advertising which I disagree with completely but the answer to that is better regulation and more strict standards.

    r's hubby

  • minimus
    minimus

    Who has "a PERFECTly good marriage"? No one. If anyone's on the fence and they're just thinking about it, such an ad could cause problems but ultimately benefit the lawyer.

    Personally, I have nothing against most lawyers. Some, though are not at all thinking about your welfare.

  • JWdaughter
    JWdaughter

    THe longer you stay in an untenable marriage, the uglier the divorce will be. Iffy marriages won't be ended because of the ad. People will think-and I support thinking:) How much of your LIFE do you give to a person who is (for you anyway) hopeless?

  • Sirona
    Sirona

    restrangled,

    I am not half of a whole, I'm a whole person who shares life with another whole person.

    In that scenario, we're allowed differences of opinion.

    Sirona

  • diamondblue1974
    diamondblue1974

    For clarification purposes; I have seen worse ads than the one featured in this thread - whilst this one is a little crude and crass I dont think it will induce anyone who is happy in a marriage to get a divorce.

    Like most advertising it is specifically targeted at an audience and this one appears to be targeted at people who are shallow and do not value relationships to any specific degree; its not the lawyers fault that these people exist and need legal services although I agree the ad is a little tasteless. Personally I wouldnt want my firm to have that kind of image and would stay away from any advertising that makes the firm look cheap.

    Criminal Lawyers could be accused of the same thing regarding targeting; they dont necessarily target innocent people who have been wrongly accused- it would make poor business sense; instead they target criminals or people most likely to commit crime and in that way they secure more instructions.

    Dont get me wrong I do have ideals and principles but I am also a realist (perhaps even cynic ).

    G

  • truthsearcher
    truthsearcher
    Like most advertising it is specifically targeted at an audience and this one appears to be targeted at people who are shallow and do not value relationships to any specific degree;

    It appears to be targeted at those who are willing to dump what they have and move on to something "Bigger and Better"...as if the most important thing in a relationship is physical endowment. They don't even show the model's faces--it is a symptom of our sex-obsessed society. And a sad message for young people to see and read. They are the ones that are being bombarded with the media's messages that marriage is a disposable institution.

    (But I was wondering if that was abr up there, making some extra money on the side?)

  • Sirona
    Sirona

    OK, I admit it.

    The reason I don't mind the ad is because the girl is me. LOL

    Sirona

  • nvrgnbk
    nvrgnbk

    Typically, people don't leave situations that they are happy in.

    Ex-JWs didn't leave the org. because they were happy there.

    People don't seek new work scenarios because they are satisfied with their current job.

    The challenge is to move from a bad situation to an improved one.

    If one goes from bad to worse, not learning from past mistakes, well that's just tragic.

  • found-my-way
    found-my-way

    I don't believe that ad will have much impact, sure it's shallow, but I'm sure people who read it will see that for what it is...a sales pitch.

    Here is my take on Divorce:

    (speaking from observing my parent's marriage since I was 8)

    40 years of being a horrible marriage, staying because it was the ''right'' thing to do.

    If she had of left him while she was still young, (like I begged her to when I was 9) even with all her children, she would of made it....on her own. She stuck it out in a rotten marriage and look what it got her. NOTHING.

    My father would not change, he got away with having his cake and eating it too. He never would of left my mom. I dont blame him, who would do all his cooking and cleaning?? He missed my mom terribly after she kicked him out. SHE WASTED THE BEST YEARS OF HER LIFE ON HIM. (that is HER fault!, she has no one to blame but herself for being a martyr.)

    So, If you can work it out, do so.... do it by making changes first. If your spouse follows you, then great!

    DO YOU LOVE YOUR SPOUSE ENOUGH TO MAKE CHANGES?

    if you say,''No, I dont love them'', then what's the POINT in staying in an unhappy marriage???

    Dont stay in a miserable marriage if only one of you is going to work at it....

    as long as you know you have put in 100% of your energy into making it work, and it still doesnt, you can leave with a clear conscience.

    Don't waste the best years of your life being miserable.

    Just my two cents.

  • diamondblue1974
    diamondblue1974

    It would seem that the advertisement in any breath has backfired in the media LOL.

    Gary

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