In the last year Two of my freinds married for 10+ years have gotten divorced, and many others are doing the same is this an epidemic?

Nope, marraige is....more than half fail.

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Yes.

Divorce is a terrible side effect of marriage.

Over 50% divorce rate.

Lack of commitment, lower morals, different standards... and divorce becoming accepted are factors that come into play when I think of reasons it is so common.

Marriage is the #1 cause of divorce!

Why are so many solid relationships failing??

Ummm....because they weren't all that " solid ".

Economic crisis , moral corruption , the internet ,
or just the grass is always greener



then there's that damn tooth paste tube and toilet seat thing

huh? Divorce is now contagious???


::Runs for cover with my breathing mask::

like andy said $$$$$$ all about the $$$$$$$$$$

If we stop marriage now, we can stop divorce later.

That is so t-shirt worthy.

When the money fountain dries up due to either unemployment or just "cutting back" on spending, suddenly the couple realizes that there should be more meaning to their relationship beside the next car to be bought or the available cash to the local Mall.

that's one of many things.

The other is uncertainty and fear. Too much of that going on lately, just turn on the TV and watch any news channels for 5 minutes.

and No 3. is because of my unlucky attempts finding someone and getting into a relationship, so I cursed all married and happy people and the force is with me this time!

Because couples tend to forget that each others a human beings with different opinion views reactions to negative and positive affects during marriage. Many aspects affects this if couples neglect me time, forgets us us time, and concentrates soley on all kids us time, family and remembering what you love about each other everyday.

All the little problems that normally come up in a marriage (ie, money, not spending enough time together, communication)...they all lead to why marriages are failing. And that reason is that couples do not want to put the effort into making the marriage last.

People believe that a marriage is going to be the honeymoon. They feel that all that excitement, and bliss, and total joy that they have on their honeymoon will last forever. And, that they will not have to "work" on anything. But truth is, the honeymoon ends about a year into the marriage. Communication breaks down, spending can become a problem, arguments over the simplest of things arise. So many factors occur. But, the main reason that marriages don't last is due to the fact that people just do not want to work on them. Once the marriage becomes "work" for a couple, the feeling is that it just wasn't meant to be, so hey.....let's end this and go our seperate ways. Sad really.

just too easy to divorce than to work things out. Also you have to remember humans live longer now. Back in the day 30 was a old man. So being married wasn't that bad. now you have to think "Do I really want to spend the next 50+ years with this person?" Now being a guy that's divorced I will say this. HELL NO you don't.

And marriage a tragic side effect of temporary insanity ...

I'm blessed to have escaped it these many times now ... Just say NO ...







Edit ... The secret to relationships?

NEVER live together, keeps it sweet ...

probably not so solid,,,,,longevity doesnt always equate to success

People are less forgiving today and have more options. My grandfather drank often and cheated on his wife. But, she had no place to go with her 9 children. So, she stuck it out and stayed married to him until he died. Few people are that committed today.