My parents have been married for almost 36 years now and it sounds so great in today’s society where divorce rates are pushing 80% without adding the celebrity ones and if we do that then the figures inch up another few points. 

Their commitment has taught me some values on the institution of marriage and the understanding it takes to be married for that long. I always say that when I marry that woman of my dreams it will be forever, even though prevailing rates are working against me, I tend to believe that being raised in that environment gives me a leg up when it comes to marriage. 

Don’t get me wrong my parents marriage was never a rosy one and I remember once when I was about 11 and things were going so bad, I asked my mum why she would not just leave.

She told me it was because of us kids, that she would never start over and that we were her greatest asset. 

At the time I didn’t understand what that really meant, now that I am older I kinda get it and my thinking might be archaic when it comes to this but where did the word irreconcilable differences come from. 

I am amazed at just how little a lot of people know about the institution of marriage and what it ultimately means, Like I said this might be coming from a person who has never been married before but the statistics are pretty shocking and clear. 

I have been married to my diabetes however for 12 years now and boy is that a lifetime commitment for ya. This is a marriage that I have been trying to shed from day one to no avail and I often wonder if the same commitment values apply to this joining. 

Would you put your heart and soul into something whose primary objectives you did not have the desire to be involved with.

 Like my mother who at some point and time stayed in a marriage for the sake of her kids. She might not have loved my dad at that time but I would not make that claim now, I mean we are now grown and they are still together. I dare not broach the subject now for a lot of reasons but the subject has me tickled obviously. 

The dear John 

Hey there diabetes its me and I wanted to let you know that I want a divorce. 

While I made a till death do us part vow, I am pretty sure I was coerced into doing that, in the 12 years we have been together, I have learned just how sneaky you can be and how you trapped me in this loveless marriage. 

While I do not hate you, if I ever see you again it will be too soon so I appreciate you never ever contacting me again.

Don’t call me,write me, text me, email me, IM me, tweet me, cross the street if you see me because I am so done with you my dear. 

While the last 12 years haven’t been all bad, you have taught me how to eat right and exercise, what a pancreas is all about and what magic wonders glucose will do to my body. 

All in all the good does not outweigh the bad you have done to me (hogging of the TV and the Halloween episodes, need I say more) and I am glad that we are parting ways I have to move on and so do you. 

Adios and god bless