Divorced Quote by Princess Diana
“I think when I came into marriage -- especially when you've had divorced parents like myself... You'd want to try even harder to make it work and you don't want to fall back into a pattern that you've seen happen in your own family. I desperately want it to work; I desperately love my husband and I wanted to share everything together. And I thought that we were a very good team.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: 1997 BBC Panorama, Princess Diana, 1997
She reflects on the pressure to break familial patterns and nurture marriage despite past divorce influences.
In simple terms: Desire to avoid repeating parents' divorce and make marriage succeed.
Key Takeaway
Commit to open communication and shared growth.
Themes
marriage
family patterns
personal growth
Mood
reflective
hopeful
Type
advice
personal narrative
When to use this quote
- couples counseling
- family therapy
- personal reflection
- relationship building
Key Concepts
relationship dynamics
intergenerational trauma
commitment
Questions to Reflect On
- How can couples recognize and break inherited negative patterns?
- What steps foster mutual support in marriage?
A Different Perspective
Changing deep-seated patterns is difficult without external support.
![“Everybody is taken in at some period or another. [...] In marriage especially. [...] There is not one in a hundred of either sex, who is not taken in when they marry. Look where I will, I see that it is so; and I feel that it must be so, when I consider that it is, of all transactions, the one in…” quote by Jane Austen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/37a/jane-austen-39_marriage_everybody-is-taken-in-at-some-period-or_7175.jpg)
