Divorce Is No Longer Taboo
Divorce rates in the U.S. are increasing really fast. Although numbers are different in different places, it appears that almost half of all marriages do not last. Even people that have been together a decade are prone to this society wide custom and some people fault Hollywood for giving a bad example.
We see it every day splashed across the pages of newspapers and magazines — celebrity marriages disintegrating amid clouds of controversy. Some people think that stars and their marriages are a revolving door when a better one comes in the old one goes out. Since commitments are now taken so lightly there is a higher percentage of marriage failure.
There was a time when marriage vows were considered sacred but not any longer. Once the couple is hit by hard times their nuptials begin to fall apart. Irreconcilable differences becomes the tagline and soon after, the happy couple enters the soon to be exes trend. Children are divided up like property and assets are fought over like wild boars. Although it’s a sad fact, it’s the truth.
Children have it the hardest when parents separate. Young children have a tendency to get attention by acting out. Some even feel that their parents split because of them. Older children, teens and adults, find divorce very difficult to deal with most of the time. Their parents have been a constant in their lives and the change can be devastating for kids that are used to having their family together. They may even view it as having to pick one parent over the other.
Of course there is another situation that is less talked about. Divorce can be a relief to those who have suffered spousal abuse. The powerless can be empowered again with their lives by doing this. This is not always the case however because abusers don’t always leave the picture quietly. Divorcees can live their lives in fear because of an estranged husband or wife. Though for some people it is a welcomed answer to a difficult problem.
It has been suggested that tougher restrictions be placed on couples wanting to marry in order to help decrease the number of marriage dissolutions. Perhaps more counseling or heavier legal fees would help. Another idea is a registration process that requires couples to register as a couple when they decide to marry. They must be registered a year in order to receive a marriage license therefore giving the couple time to live with the idea of marriage for longer.
Divorce is being used as an easy solution to marital problems. Peple ought to come to their senses and begin to understand that relationships cannot be thrown out like trash. Couples need to work out their problems like adults and talk about everything and anything before deciding to take a legal vow. It is important to instruct our children about respect for each other, about how you can solve problems by facing them and not running from them, and that being married is difficult. Only then can we help marriages stay together.
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