So ayun na nga, may pa-prompt si 
English
Anyways, the topic for today is about divorce. Are you pro or anti divorce? My circle of friends are mixed in this regard. I have friends who are strongly opposed to this, I have friends who are also expressing their inclination towards the idea. As for me, there is no other tasteful way to say this but I can say that I am not against divorce. Don't get me wrong, I am happily married to my husband (so far), but I am not opposed to the idea of divorce. I mean I would surely hope we don't ever get to that point in our marriage, but I hope that if we ever arrive at a situation where the need for it arises, I would be happy if we have that option.
I arrive at this opinion in a very factual way. Even though I am one of those children whose parents were able to fulfill the till death do us part portion of their wedding vows, I still witnessed several cases of complicated families where the parents are either just keeping it together for the sake of the kids, the wife endures the suffering caused by his drunk, anger-issue-driven husband, or the wife keeping her mouth shut and continuously accepting her cheating husband. These are real life stories, not mine to tell, but kept me thinking that these women had to stay married to that wrong person, all because they don't have an option.
Another reason why I am not against divorce is the way things are settled legally. We all know that once a couple is married, if they did not put up a pre-nuptial agreement, their properties will be conjugal. Wherever they go, if they have insurance, their beneficiaries will automatically be their spouse whether they are together or not. In a divorce, the couple will be able to settle these things legally and peacefully. Along the process, they'll also be able to settle the custody of the children. I personally know people who lived their youth in the most uncomplicated way. I know, even without divorce, the couple could still talk about it and agree amicably, but it is always safe if it is done legally.
If you are a hopeless romantic, you may also look at it this way. I have promised my husband that I will always choose him no matter what. Without the option of divorce, that promise somehow is just a given. It's like Yeah, you don't really have a choice. You are legally bonded to each other. This promise is much more sweeter and would mean so much if the married couple stay married until death parts them.
To sum it up, I don't hope that I would not need to divorce. I am not looking forward to that. But it sure would be nice have that option and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
Tagalog
Ang topic ngayon ay tungkol sa divorce. Ikaw ba ay pro or anti divorce. Hati ang circle of friends ko tungkol dito. May friends akong matindi ang pagkaayaw sa divorce, meron din akong friends na agree dito. Para sa akin, walang ibang magandang way para masabi ito, pero masasabi kong hindi ako opposed sa idea ng divorce. Sana ay hindi ko kailanganin ito pero syempre, if ever na umabot ako sa ganung punto ng buhay ko, mas okay na may ganung option ako.
May mga pinagbasehan din naman ako sa opinion ko na ito. Lumaki akong buo at masaya ang nanay at tatay ko, naghiwalay lang sila nang yumao ang aking ama, pero may mga kakilala akong buo lang ang pamilya nila kasi nag stay together ang parents para lang sa mga bata. May mga kakilala rin akong binubugbog ng asawa pero nananahimik lang ang babae. Meron din namang tinatyaga lang ang babaero at iresponsable nilang asawa dahil nga kasal sila. Wala silang ibang choice kasi hindi na sila makakapag asawa ulit nang legal.
Diba't mas sweet ang pangakong pipiliin mo ang iyong asawa kung alam mong may iba naman syang pwedeng pagpilian pero sya pa rin ang pinili mo? Pwede ring tingnan ang ganyang anggulo kung gusto mo ng mas romantikong POV.
Maganda rin ang divorce kasi isa itong way para legal na mapag usapan ang mga kailangang pag usapan tulad ng mga ari-arian, insurance claims, etc. Dito rin sa prosesong ito, mase-settle na rin kung saan at kanino mapupunta ang pangangalaga sa mga anak na menor de edad. Alam kong pwede naman itong pag usapan kahit walang divorce pero mas mainam kung daanin talaga sa legal na proseso.
To sum it up, ayokong dumating ako sa punto na kakailanganin ko ng divorce. Pero mas mainam na kung sakali man na kailanganin ko, alam kong may option ako.
Nakakatawa kasi kamakailan lang, nag-ninang ako sa kasal. Mga ilang araw ang lumipas, tinawagan din ako ng isa ko pang kaibigan. Kinukuha nya naman ako para magsulat ng salaysay tungkol sa kanilang mag-asawa. Kailangan daw niya ito para sa proseso ng pagpapawalang bisa naman ng kasal nila. O, diba? Ang saya? Sa isang banda ay imahe ng masayang pagsasama, sa kabila naman ay isang halimbawa ng pagmamahalan na nauwi sa hiwalayan. Kaya oo, I see how it feels to be happily married but I also see how it is to be legally tied to someone and suffer and not have any option to be freed.
