my parents are divorced.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is the termination of a marriage or marital union, the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process, which may involve issues of alimony (spousal support), child custody, child visitation / access, parenting time, child support, distribution of property, and division of debt. In most countries, monogamy is required by law, so divorce allows each former partner to marry another person; where polygyny is legal but polyandry is not, divorce allows the woman to marry another person. Divorce should not be confused with annulment, which declares the marriage null and void; with legal separation or \"de jure\" separation (a legal process by which a married couple may formalize a \"de facto\" separation while remaining legally married) or with \"de facto separation\" (a process where the spouses informally stop cohabiting). Reasons for divorce vary, from sexual incompatibility or lack of independence for one or both spouses to a personality clash.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hey! Not to be a downer, but do you know much about the legality of divorce?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "In what respect? As a 26 year old I haven't had much experience there, thankfully!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm just doing a little bit of research on it for a paper.  It's interesting how the monogamy laws vary according to gender."}, {"role": "user", "content": "And state. And country. Each place has a whole different set of rules, but also a lot of common ones!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You're right!  And there's so many different ways of loving that are becoming socially accepted, like polyamory-- so much more than just two partners!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "You know, the funny thing is...that in of itself is not any more wrong the monogamy. Society just sort of decided on it"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You're exactly right.  Society imposes a lot of values on people.  Polyamorists can be just as committed as monogamous couples."}, {"role": "user", "content": "The other side effect is that it drives people to do it, but in secret. It still happens, like many 'illicit' things. We should re-examine what our values are as a society"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "True.  It seems like we treat any sort of relationship that isn't monogamous as being one of \"infidelity\" when in actuality, some couple define their relationship to allow for outside encounters."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That also goes across sexuality borders as well. Should that be any less credible just because it's different? Does it even affect your relationships...or is it just a 'bothers me' thing"}]