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Limited life experiences. What does a life experience constitute? You and me may experience something and have a totally different reaction to it. We may express that to a common friend who then has to decide on what to do faced with a similar situation. I don't know about you I have found experience can severely colour things and lead me to be prejudiced and so I try to discount so called life experience because it does not always presuppose maturation.

You ask whether I would be over the moon at her choice of man? Interesting point. One of my best friends daughters aged 16 has just got pregnant by a chap who has immediately dropped her and refuses to stand by her. He is 22. Her parents are besides themselves but wisely in my view are standing by their daughters decision to have the child. In the same way it is not for me to dislike or force my opinion on my daughters choice of man. I have stated and would stand by it that I would want to meet him and see how they were. Certainly it is not the ordinary and one would have concerns but I would be talking it through with them and would stand by her and support them. My concern would be far more her happiness and his understanding of that. And it should be noted here they are 7 months later after what must have been an ordeal and a half and they are still happy. That says something.

I am sorry Dodger I have never dealt in generalisations and do not make blanket judgements, it stinks. I have always taken each and every case on merit and I am proud to say my children do the same. I am not in a position to judge this couple either. Marriage seems to be a commitment from both of them. So he has been married before... so has my best friend who is now on wife number 6 and I am to be his best man. In his case there are good reasons. Mr Richards was married for 19 years it says and has 2 children. The older stays with him. Interesting I wonder why? Another of my friends is a complete lothario and has had hundreds of women by his own admission. Now that would worry me as it suggests women are just a conquest to him.

My point Dodger is this case has far far more to it than the rather biased patronising Mail reports. I would love to hear their side of the story in an unbiased way but the media and people like those on this site are so quick to judge what chance is there?

Judge and jury whatever your intention, tongue in cheek or not you reek of disapproval. I hope you are paragon of moral virtue that allows you to pass judgement so so quickly.

How do you know how this 'little love story' will end? Do you have a crystal ball?

I hope they stay the course and if they are quoted in 3 or 5 or 7 years time it would be a testament to how wrong you and others were and are.

I for one will maintain my stance of trying to be objective.

Maybe you should try it?

Simon
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