This was my 10,000th tweet!

I was participating for the first time in Marriage Chat (#marriagechat) with Ronnie Tyler, and her husband and business partner in blackandmarriedwithkids.com, Lamar Tyler. It is scheduled for Wednesday nights at 9 pm EST.

@somerempress LOL! Let ’em hear it, see you work it out, and see him kiss you and pat your bum on his way to work! #marriagechat

— SocaMom (@SocaMomDC) August 23, 2012

They asked some great questions – so great that it was hard to stop chatting once the Twitter Chat was over! Here are the 6 questions, and my answers:

@MarriageChat asked – Q1: What do you think is the current State of Marriage? #Marriagechat

@SocaMomDC answered – A1: @ronnietyler I think there’s a new generation of married couples that are excited about getting, being, & staying married. #marriagechat

@MarriageChat asked – Q2: What led us to this current state where you are hearing about more divorces than weddings? #MarriageChat

@SocaMomDC answered – A2: Folks are interested in drama, so people talk about that. You can only say, “oooh look how happy they are!” so many times. #marriagechat

@SocaMomDC answered – A2: TV helps too. Reality shows say you can fall in love fast, get married fast (w/an over the top wedding), and divorce fast. #marriagechat

@MarriageChat asked – Q3: What’s the diff. btwn marriage now & marriage 50 yrs ago? Did people stay married longer? Why?#Marriagechat

@SocaMomDC answered – A3: I don’t think it is that people were willing to work harder back then, the deal breakers were just different. #marriagechat

@MarriageChat asked – Q4: What can we do to support the institution of marriage in our communities? #MarriageChat

@SocaMomDC answered – A4: Find other couples that have the same values & desire to make that lifetime commitment. Support and encourage each other. #marriagechat

@MarriageChat asked – Q5: Who should be responsible for turning this marriage crisis around (government, churches, individuals?) #MarriageChat

(didn’t answer this one…)

@blackandmarried asked – Q6: Are marriage ideals such as head of household, submission, etc, outdated? Or do we need to get back to the basics? #Marriagechat

@SocaMomDC answered – A6: @blackandmarried It was hard at first to go the traditional route, since I wasn’t raised that way, but it really works… #marriagechat

Marriage chat happens on Twitter every Wednesday night at 9pm EST. You can follow the hashtag #marriagechat to follow along or join the discussion. If you missed the chat, check it out today to see what everyone had to say! Marriage Chat is over for this week, but it is never to late to talk about it! Do you have your own answers to these questions? Use the comment area below to share your thoughts with the community.