Why divorce is so common these days - Page 3

Originally posted by: Khatarnak

Still just a percent against 50 percent

ya ofcourse thats commendable.😃👏

Originally posted by: Khatarnak

I am not sure how can you challenge the validity of the source (you can check other sources), and percentage is always calculated on total number (does not matter if its a large number or a small number) - for instance 1 out of two would be 50 and 2 out of 5 would be 40 percent.

I am well aware of how percentages are calculated.

I challenge the validity based on the repute of the institution compiling the information.
Also based on the fact that it does not define a base as to what constitutes marriage - does it exclude or include legal common law and cohabitation arrangements. It does not define what is divorce - does it differently deal with divorce, annulments and separations or are they lumped as one.

Secondly what is the percentage based on
Is it the ratio of marriages a year to divorces in a year.
Is it ratio of existing marriages that end in divorces
Is it the ratio of new marriages that end in divorces. What is the cut off dates.
What sample did they survey - was the sample representative of the population. I could easily skew an American divorce study by sampling only conservatives or liberals.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

I am well aware of how percentages are calculated.

I challenge the validity based on the repute of the institution compiling the information.
Also based on the fact that it does not define a base as to what constitutes marriage - does it exclude or include legal common law and cohabitation arrangements. It does not define what is divorce - does it differently deal with divorce, annulments and separations or are they lumped as one.

Secondly what is the percentage based on
Is it the ratio of marriages a year to divorces in a year.
Is it ratio of existing marriages that end in divorces
Is it the ratio of new marriages that end in divorces. What is the cut off dates.
What sample did they survey - was the sample representative of the population. I could easily skew an American divorce study by sampling only conservatives or liberals.

Any ways I have provided you another source, you can look for more 😃

Divorce as a social problem has affected families in both developed and undeveloped countries of the world. Communities are fully in support of marriage and most people are expected to marry once they reach a certain age. But many of today's marriages unfortunately end in divorce.

People of all social class worldwide have experienced this social problem of divorce even after they have undertaken traditional, and court marriages.

People in our communities believed that married coupled were bound to be faithfully and loyal to their spouses. Since marriage was regarded as a life time commitment.

Besides poverty for a proportion of women, there is often a loss of social support, Elder women and those with little professional

Over the years it is believed that the trauma experienced by children at the time of parental divorce is widespread. The children of unhappy parent have higher heart diseases during playful interactions. The reduction in financial resources so often follows divorce and is a root cause of children's problems.

In the case of divorce, when children are poor, they experience many problems in their likes. This is because divorce is not a single event but a series of transitions.

The custodial parents of a divorced marriage usually have difficulty in making ends meet and may work long hours. When they return home the may be too tired and usually have less time to devote to the children. As a result, children of divorced parent who are poor may receive less attention, guidance, supervision, encouragement and affection than other children. Moreover, their education is affected.

One outstanding problem of divorce on children is that of disposition a child who is brought up in a single or one-parent family is likely to suffer from lack of parental love, guidance and protection.

The second link does not have stats. Just a lay person asking why the divorce is so high.

PS: I am not unwilling to accept that Scandinavia may have a high divorce rate. I refuse to accept biased or unverified sources.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

The second link does not have stats. Just a lay person asking why the divorce is so high.

PS: I am not unwilling to accept that Scandinavia may have a high divorce rate. I refuse to accept biased or unverified sources.

No one is forcing you to accept it RTH 😃

Today we live in a society where many marriages do not last. The truth is that our relationships are not healthier than before, but today as the pace of life speeds up and because people can leave their relationships far easier than ever before, more people do take the choice to leave.

On the one hand it is relatively easy (compared to previous generations) to leave a marriage, and at the same time media images have raised our expectations of our Partner.

The expectations we are led to believe both consciously and subconsciously are impossible to live up to. And so it is far harder to enjoy a happy marriage.

No woman can attain the level of perfection that airbrushing can provide, neither can men be as rugged, sensitive and heroic as romantic images might suggest.

So once the honeymoon period is over, both parties receive these media messages. And so there seem to be so many other more appealing choices for either party than the reality.

And so when they feel angry or frustrated with the other they begin to feel bitter and cheated. Then the bickering start and they grow apart. Not inevitably, but just because often they do not know how to get back on the path to a happy marriage again.

i think it is actually nice that people have choice now to move out of marriage. earlier most marriages lasted not bcoz people were very happy but bcoz there was no other choice. now atleast people have become so broad minded that even if a marriage breaks both can make a new beggining and just move on.

on the other hand it does have its disadvantages also as expectations from ones spouse has increased. in arranged marriage there were absolutely no expectations so people were not dissappointed. they just learnt to live together good or bad. now its like the grass is always greener on the other side. so everyone other than your spouse is better which causes a lot of misunderstanding.

Originally posted by: Khatarnak

What are your thoughts:

- is it lack of commitment
- lack of understanding
- very high expectations
- Family pressure
- lack of tolerance

There could be any number of reasons for the rise in the divorce rate in recent times. One reason could be that divorce is more socially acceptable to more people now. Another reason could be that fewer people belong to religions that oppose divorce and/or fewer people following rules of religion. Another factor could be that in the past more people stayed in situations that today are considered abusive, and the increased awareness of what constitutes abuse and why leaving is desirable, could play a rule as well.

one answer only women have started using their brains instead of their heart...😊