After researching the topic of divorced families, I have learned new things and came to understand the effects and possible reasons for divorces. My survey was a lot of what I expected. Mostly females answered my questions, though I did have a few males. The ages that these people experienced their parents divorce ranged from before they were born to about 15 years old. It was very evenly split in which household my surveyors resided in. That was surprising to me because I always thought that the children automatically lived with their mothers, which I was completely wrong about. Another thing that surprised me was who my surveyors ate meals with during the week. A lot of them said either alone, or just with siblings. For one of my questions, "If divorce has affected you socially, how so", I got the response that "it made them afraid of commitment". I agree with that statement and that shows another effect after experiencing a divorce within your family. I also had a question which asked if anyone wanted to share advice on how to deal with divorce in their family and was surprising at all the feedback that I got back. Many people mentioned that it is "never your fault and that everything happens for a reason".
Although a lot of stuff dealing with divorce is common knowledge, it was different to hear different people's perspectives on the subject. This was a learning experience for me and I am happy that I chose this topic to learn more about.
