023: Why Divorce Wasn't Common in Our African Parent's Generation W/ Dr. Grace & Rudolf Fombad

<div>At the end of every episode, I always call on all the listeners to not let the conversation end with the episode; to take the conversation to various circles and have more meaningful conversations about the topics we discussed.</div> <div> </div> <div>Today, I brought some of those conversations to light with my little circle - my dad - Dr. Rudolf Fombad, and mom - Dr. Grace Fombad. We got to discuss the general consensus about marriage in our African community, which is not based on facts by the way, that compared to our parent's generation (baby boomers and above), we (millennials and below) don’t value marriage as much because we get divorced easily. </div> <div> </div> <div>Mom and dad also shared their own perspectives on marital values through the generations based on experience, and we collectively shared some very insightful ideas and observations on various factors that may have influenced the outlook on marriage in our community. </div> <div> </div> <div>I would love to hear from you, about what you think of any of the episodes that have impacted you in one way or the other. Again, let's keep the conversation going and spark more uncomfortable but necessary conversations.</div> <div> </div> <div>Source article mentioned in episode: <a href= "https://www.goldbergjones-wa.com/divorce/divorce-by-generation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.goldbergjones-wa.com/divorce/divorce-by-generation/&source=gmail&ust=1628079975971000&usg=AFQjCNGJyidcAwv0gutF1yVs9e_qaqLttA">https://www.<wbr />goldbergjones-wa.com/divorce/<wbr />divorce-by-generation/</a></div> <div> </div> <div><strong>[00:01 – 04:16]</strong> <strong>Opening Segment</strong> <ul> <li>I Introduce our guests, Dad & Mom</li> </ul> <p><strong>[04:16 – 34:46] The Generations & How They View Marriage</strong></p> <ul> <li>The generations that came before us (GI Generation, Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Gen X).</li> <li>The early marriage problem </li> </ul> <ul> <li>The persistency of