Originally Posted by
wanttobehealthy 
So, I just wanted to throw out there that there are some cases of dysfunction that I think are on par with alcoholic family dynamics.
I absolutely agree with this. I think dysfunction can cover a whole range of behaviors, some extremely harmful, some merely unusual. And that's exactly why I think it's a bit confusing to say that sometimes a "dysfunctional" family is better than a broken one. Because "dysfunction" can mean so many things. And, as Lillamy pointed out, most of us tend toward minimizing rather than exaggerating when it comes to the dysfunction we live in.
So, I guess my point was that of course you would not get a divorce over some harmless amount of dysfunction. But most of us on this board are not talking about "harmless" dysfunction.
L