Jon & Kate Plus… Divorce?
For those of you who are out of the loop, the show Jon & Kate Plus Eight is a reality show starring a family of ten: a Pennsylvania couple and their adorable set of twins and sextuplets. I was introduced to the show on a fairly recent Spring Break trip to Florida with three of my friends. During early mornings before hitting the pool, we would flip to Jon & Kate Plus Eight after watching The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Of course, as luck would have it, as soon as I become addicted to the show, Jon and Kate’s relationship falls apart, and the whole show basically loses its appeal for me. No longer is the show about this lovely family in a small town; it’s about whether or not Jon and Kate are having affairs.
I guess the whole divorce isn’t all that surprising. I mean aside from all the allegations about the couple cheating on each other, I think it was pretty obvious from the show itself that Jon and Kate were bound to separate sooner or later. I know the cameras don’t always show the best in people, but man, this couple did not know how to communicate. Kate was bossy and anal. Jon was totally whipped. I guess after ten years not being able to have his say in things, the guy finally had enough.
What worries me is that this is happening to couples all over the country. It saddens me that a lot of people don’t take marriage as seriously anymore – I mean, why would they if divorce is so easily accessible, right? I know the calculation for the divorce rate is faulty and all that, but for effect, let’s just pretend the divorce rate of America really is fifty percent. Whatever the real number, it’s ridiculous how many marriages end up in divorce these days. How sad it is that this thing that ends marriages could one day become more popular than marriage itself! Who knew that King Henry VIII would start something that would become so widespread?
All I know is when I get married, this guy better be perfect. I refuse to end up as another statistic… Then again, I’m sure almost everyone says that before they get married, and look where they end up. Couples who are seemingly committed and perfectly in love are now running to divorce court. So where does this leave me? – an admittedly commitment-phobic paranoid mess who’s never been in a single non-dysfunctional relationship. I’ll probably end up bitter and alone. I’m already on my way there. It seems the older I get, the more cynical I become. Man, I wish I was 7 years old again…
