Please give me the reasons why the Divorce rate is so high?

Question

Before the 70s it was very low and before the 60s even lower...

Why do almost all relationships fall apart now and are unstable?
Even people who are NOT married cant seem to stay together
and keep from fighting.


Explain : )

Answer 1

The advent of the no-fault divorce.

Back in the day, you actually had to have a reason to get a divorce. Now the only grounds for divorce is marriage.

Answer 2

They can't stay together because we as a society do not as a general rule understand concepts such as sacrifice and committment. We live in the mocrowave generation where we want everything in many cases yesterday, sometimes literally.

Me and Trish fight a lot; but, we have a committment to each other to where we always work it out so fighting is not the real issue. Moreover-- the concept of sacrifice puts down a lot of fights especially over money. Especially since we sacrifice for each other. Funny thing is generally if we do fight over it it's because I'm trying to do without so she can have or vice-versa.

Answer 3

The main reason that most marriages fall apart, in my experience, is usually bad choices were made without rationally thinking about it.

Not to mention, children are being raised these days differently than our grandparents were raised. The moral code of this world has gone from good to bad and now even worse.

Answer 4

its simple...... in a some what complex way.... the bases of my answer rests on commitment. and the willingness to promise somthing with no consiquence if the promise is broken.

the more liberal society gets as a whole the more we rely on feelings and doing what feels good at the moment. its is true we all deserve happiness and should always strive for it but the fact is more and more people are taught to take shortcuts to get the happiness, with that people when refering to marriage and relationships over look redflags they try and weigh pros and cons giving value to certain characteristics they give more value to the ones they like the most and value those things that will eventually be the bigger things the least.....ie; fun verses hardwork. determination verses relaxing, consistancy verses spontanaity.

we are regularly tuaght there is no consiquence for saying " i promise" and then when it doesnt fit what we want we change what we promise forgetting that your word is the most valuable thing that people should be rated on. "i promise" should be used only when you mean you will. not when you'll try. the other part of the answer relies on people raising their children. we all want our kids to grow up and be happy and cool and every thing else that goes with it so much so that they are being raised to be boys and girls in adult bodies. instead of being men and ladies.(the words "men" and " ladies" are used way to loosely ) a real man does what is right regardless of whether the outcome is fun, and a lady does not allow herself to fall below reproach.... simple answer isnt somthing that can be done on your question but with out consiquences and reprocuations for our actions marriages will continue to flonder...

Answer 5

Divorce rate is so high b/c one of them can't keep their pants on. I know so many people who are getting divorces b/c the other one goes out and finds someone else to spend time with. My husband and his ex wife got a divorce because she went out and whored around all the time while he was at work. He was out supporting her and the kids and she had some1 else to watch the kids while she went out if she couldn't find a babysitter she'd just bring her men over to the house after he'd leave for work. One day he came home early and she got busted. She never thought about the kids she only thought about herself.

Answer 6

I often think of that too. We r out of control,everyone wanting to outdo the next person.Never being happy because someone or 2 have more then us.We have got to stick together at least til kids r 18,they deserve that. I came from a divorced family and promised myself to never do that to my kids.Its a losers way out,and they should all be ashamed. We all have to learn to give a little bit.

Answer 7

First it is more socially acceptable now to separate after marriage. In the past there was a stigma attached to divorce, but socially and for religious reasons.

Second, people today are more selfish and less willing to communicate, understand and compromise.

Answer 8

Like I've said many times to many people, a lack of maturity is the reason many marriages will not work. Conflict resolution training and negotiation training could sure help as well.

Answer 9

If you have spent any time on answers you would know that answer. So many people aren't having sex and they think it is very important in their marriage. So since they don't get sex they get divorced.

Answer 10

they have the rates so high to make people think if they really want to get a divorce