My apologies folks - for some reason (best known only to me - perhaps

) I never responded to the queries relating to my statement that I was pleased to have originated from a "normal" family - way back in June.

On reflection, perhaps I came from an "abnormal" family by today's standards, at least on my side

:
I've been married to same man for more than 50 years.
My parents were married for 37 years, and only separated by my mother's death
My father's parents were married for nearly 50 years, separated by my grandfather's death
My mother's parents were only married for 9 years - he was killed in WW1, and my grandmother never re-married.
OH's side is slight different in that his parents divorced, and his mother was the result of a WW1 liaison.