Life Line

In class we discussed the many important factors that a person will go through starting with marriage, then going to trying to get pregnant, having children, becoming empty-nesters, becoming grandparents, retirement and experiencing the death of a spouse.
Some of those will be in opposite orders, but that is generally the order they go in. We start off with marriage because that is the factor that leads to complete companionship with another, moving out of the parents house and making a career and life for oneself. Becoming pregnant is a struggle for a lot of couples and can take a toll on marriage if one is not able to get pregnant, or there are disagreements on when it is appropriate to have children. Empty-nesters is the next one and that is just when the children move out for good and the husband and wife have to readjust their lives to only being with their spouse and in some cases, getting to know them all over again. Becoming grandparents is a great gift because they form a bond with the grandchild and they aren't the ones that need to discipline the child. Retirement can make it hard on marriage because the couple are not use to spending so much time together and they can become very bored and start getting "annoyed" with each other. 
The worst out of all of these is experiencing the death of a spouse. It is extremely hard on every couple, but the longer you are with your spouse, the harder it is to give them up and say goodbye because they are not use to being apart. It is hard for them to deal with, but the best option is to volunteer and do service for one another so they can feel needed and forget about their problems. There are some who remarry (more likely for the males to remarry than females) because they are looking for that companionship again.