"I was in my early 20s when we met. We were literally together a couple of months when I got pregnant. I had already moved out of home, so that was definitely an attraction for him. He was still living at home, so it was all very convenient for him."
"I was pregnant, I was young, and I came from parents who had divorced, and it was very messy, and I just did not want the same thing for myself. I also didn't want to be a single mom."
A woman in her mid-50s shares her personal story about marriage and divorce in Ireland. She met her future husband in her early 20s and became pregnant within months of dating. She had already moved out of home, which she recognizes made the arrangement convenient for him as he was still living with his parents. Her decision to marry was heavily influenced by her own parents' difficult divorce experience, which she witnessed as messy and traumatic. She was determined not to repeat that pattern and was also motivated by a strong desire not to become a single mother, factors that shaped her early life choices.
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