How come Edith and Archie could stay together,

[Deja Q]

and Mike and Gloria ended up divorcing after 9 years?

I've been watching the 5th season episode of All in the Family, entitled "Gloria's Shock". Best episode ever. I don't know how I thought that, but it crossed my mind...

[YellowRubberDuckie]

1. I think it was because someone got fired?

:shrug:

[ChoralScholar]

2. It's those damn liberals

threatening the sanctity of marriage and all that.

[yvr girl]

3. Despite some of Archie's treatment of Edith, he really loved her and

needed her. Edith accepted Archie and how their relationship worked itself out. They had a 1950's type marriage.

Gloria was very young when they got married. She wasn't on an equal footing with Mike. She grew a lot during the course of their marriage, and they couldn't figure out how to re-define the relationship.

[Deja Q]

4. Pity she cheated on him before divorcing...

I don't recall much of post season 5 AitF... :)

Even Archie, who I recall wanted to cheat once, didn't... (correct me if I'm wrong.)

[Reverend_Smitty]

6. yeah I think he was tempted

She was a waitress at the diner the "boys" went to at lunch. I don't remember if they kissed...I think they might have but Archie called it off. I'll be dammed if I can remember her name, the show went downhill once Mike and Gloria moved out IMHO

[underpants]

5. Oh I was wondering how she ended up in Stars Hollow

O8)

[madinmaryland]

7. It was Clinton's fault!

[KurtNYC]

8. Maybe it was in Meathead's chroma-stones

Archie had a a very strong "father's intermission" about such things. Maybe a groinicologist could do a test fer it.