Why do you think the divorce rate is so high?

Answer 1

People understand that they have the option of divorce. They dont have to live in a situation they dont want to. There is much more crime today. People are different. People cheat & everything isnt so Leave it To Beaver. Women have careers. Two people with jobs where women & men are equal. The man isnt the head of the house anymore. I think these are all very good reasons of why we have high divorce rates in this day. hope I could help.

Answer 2

Great question. Number 1 is that in todays society 18 is the legal age yet to get married, too many people marrying young and not having worked out finances, children, etc. Another reason, it is easy to get a divorce, your loved one can come home one night and tell you they want one, that's how easy it is. The grass is greener syndrome, too many times married couples don't communicate, isolate each other, and then find another person who satisfies their needs thus wanting to get a divorce. Ignoring things that bother them is another reason, one may drink too much or is abusive or doesn't want children and the other thinks miracuously the other is going to change which never happens.
I find it real odd when I hear from a divorced woman for instance that she got a divorce because after three years "she didn't love him anymore" This to me is pissing on the very concept of marriage.

Answer 3

Because everybody screws everybody before, during and after marriage and marriage means nothing anymore except it's fun to pick out a big ol wedding dress and plan a kick *** reception.

Nobody thinks before they get married anymore; if they don't like it, they know they can just go get divorced.

50 years ago marriage was a big deal because people planned on being in the marriage for life and the lady usually lost her virginity on her wedding night.

Answer 4

People who want to get married just to be married.
People who are in lust with their partner and don't realize marriage isn't the next step after i love you.
People who convince themselves that an abusive and cheating partner will eventually equal love once they get married.
People who are pressured into marriage because of the negative stigma coupling has.
People who don't realize that their "i do's" aren't cure all's and they actually need to put work into their marriage or it will fall apart.
People who feel kids need married parents to be healthy including those who marry after conception and those who marry solely to be able to have babies.
People who don't know that marrying someone doesn't make a commitment
and a million other reasons.... these are just a few of the ones that you see all the time. i think it could be a lot higher too if you take into account the unhappy marriages that are being held together solely bcus of children or bcus of how the culture views divorce.

Answer 5

Divorce was so frowned upon in the past that people suffered silently and would just suck it up when they were in horrible marriages.

Now that it's so accepted people enter into marriage with barely a second thought, because "'til death do us part" no longer means anything. If he/she's not the the right one, you can just get a divorce!

Answer 6

I think we get into marrage and we Settle Down, we miss the early excitement and we FORGET that there is another person in the relationship.
We quit dating, and tv seems to do a lot of damage for one will live in the tv and not remember there is a loved one beside them.
They forget to remind each other how much they love each other and often one will take advantage of the other...they get too comfortable I guess you could say

Answer 7

I know why it's so high.

A lack of any one of the following can spell disaster for any relationship - married or otherwise. It doesn't have to be cheating or abuse to wreck a relationship.

1) lack of common interests; things you both enjoy doing TOGETHER as opposed to separate interests and separate groups of friends.

2) A lack of tolerance for each other's differences. As much as you share in common, you're still going to rub one another wrong from time to time. Be mature and deal with it. Separate the small $h!t from the serious stuff.

3) A lack of compromise; so that you can work out your problems with a minimum of emotional trauma. It's marital negotiation.

4) A lack of sympathy and forgiveness. You're both going to screw up on occasion. You need to be able to forgive, forget, and move on with the relationship.

Answer 8

a number of factors probably contribute, people getting married without really knowing someone like they htink they do, people changing after their marriage and deciding they're not ready, people "forgetting" they're not single and cheating, the ease of obtaining a divorce, its socially acceptable now so there's no stigma attached to it...many things making 1 of 2 marriages end in divorce.

Answer 9

Okay that is just funny "Because we marry women." I can say the same about men!
Because we don't know how to work out problems. In a very mobile society we can just pick up and move and start over again.
We treat each other differently. We have forgotten that marriage is work--we are just lazy and look for an easy way out when things get tough.

Answer 10

Because it's an easy out. People do not want to face their problems and issues, they rather run away from them. Noone takes their vows seriously anymore.