Why Do this Generation Divorce So Easily?

Question

I know my friend's parents who were married 40 years plus, and then died within years of each other.

Their son and daughter eventually got married, and both got divorced.

Why is it that this generation can't hold a marriage. And I find it funny why this son and daughter got divorced, because they usually say if a parent's marriage lasted so will their future generations? Can anyone prove me wrong or right?

Answer 1

Because marriage doesn't hold the same value that it used to. People used to work at it, and now if it's hard, people split. Everyone just thinks that in the old days marriage was easy, because no one actually talked about marital problems. Also, there is much less of a stigma today about divorce, so perhaps people who wanted to get divorced back in the day didn't because of how it would look to their peers. Nothing is the same as it was 50 years ago, it's not just marriage.

Answer 2

My mother was married 3 times and my father 4 times. I have been married for 18 years - this is my first marriage and hopefully my only marriage. Yes, I too heard that about your parents marriage, but I think people have the idea of "marriage" - which is really two people co-habitating together raising children. Its work and some people aren't willing to put in the effort and think the grass is always greener with someone else.

Answer 3

I think because men and women both are able to change their life in these days. and woman are more independent . so why day should stay in a relationship that they are not enjoying just for the sake of the others or poverty. if we look at some country where life is still in men's power ,marriage still is like before . I am that kind of person who believe in marriage and i married when I was 18 and my husband is a great man, but I think women had no choice but to accept their husbands and now they are equally free and have other options

Answer 4

I think that people nowadays view marriage as something that can be disposed of when they don't want it anymore because it is so easy to get a divorce than it was in the past, when couples would stick together through problems rather than being alone. This also means that all of the promises made at the altar are meaningless.

Answer 5

This generation is prone to divorce because people marry for looks and lust know in days. Some just want to get married for the wrong reasons, while others don't know how to work on keeping their love alive. So they just give up and they think the easiest solution is getting a divorce.

Hope This Helps............

Answer 6

My parents were married 51 years and I divorced early. It seems like this generation has the attitude that if the marriage isn't working, just get out of it and find another. Marriages should be harder to get into and easier to get out of.

Answer 7

Great Question. I have wondered that for a while now. I believe that now, some people treat marriage like dating, where if something goes wrong, theyre first instinct is to 'break up'. Some people just arent willing to stick it out.

Answer 8

This generation seems to have a disposable attitude towards many things in life. They buy starter cars, starter homes and apperantly we have starter spouses. It may also be due to the shortening of their attention spans. I hope this trend is not as universal as it often appears.

Answer 9

sons and daughters shouldn't marry each other - eewe

but the real reason is that it's too easy to get married in the first place

Answer 10

Because this generation is about immediate gratification...we want what we want now, and if we don't get it, we move on.