Why do people in the Western countries divorce so easily?

Question

Why don't they try harder to make a marriage last longer?

ChrisMaster69 · Accepted Answer

There are a number of reasons, link below to top 10.

https://www.diemlegal.co.uk/10-common-reasons-divorce-uk/

Adultery – Adultery does not include kissing, webcam or virtual sex. Alongside unreasonable behaviour, it is the most common reason cited for divorce.

Money problems – It’s claimed to be the root of all evil, but a lack of it can cause couples to argue with one another to the point where it becomes unbearable.

Addiction – From drugs, gambling, sex, food and more, being with someone who has an addiction problem can be too much to bear.

Conflicting parenting ideas – If each parent has a different idea on how their children should be brought up and taught it will eventually have a negative impact on family life. Compromise and understanding is essential for your and your children’s happiness.

Appearance – If the appearance of your partner has changed over time you may actually not feel attracted to them any more. There’s more to love than looks, but in some cases the differences can be extreme, and too much for some people to handle.

Communication problems – A breakdown in communication can lead to all sorts of problems within a marriage. People who cite a breakdown in communication as a reason for divorce report feeling unloved, unsupported and like they are on their own.

Abuse – Physical and mental abuse can damage self-esteem, well being and happiness. In more serious cases the individuals involved say it scars them forever. If you feel you are a victim of abuse it’s important to act quickly. Further information on domestic abuse victim support.

Unhappiness – Although it seems superficial on the outside, a marriage isn’t going to work if one or both parties are unhappy.

Cultural differences – When a relationship starts, differences are often overlooked as a couple get caught up in a whirlwind of emotion and ecstasy. Time can cause cracks to appear, especially where cultural differences are present. The differences between families can also cause friction.

Social shifts – It is widely accepted that today’s online communication and social media-driven world can lead to distractions and impulsive behaviour. Attitudes have also changed over the years, with a leniency towards divorce creeping in.

it was also seen as a huge negative being divorced in previous years and it was fairly hard to get divorced, trying to divorce when there was actually no blame and you just felt like it, was not enough,

it is now easier with a no blame being allowed as part of divorce.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/blame-game-ends-as-no-fault-divorce-comes-into-force

Sixgunsound · Accepted Answer

Marriage isn’t taken seriously by young people anymore. The introduction of no fault divorce laws makes it easier to divorce than to figure out your problems. The left is bent in destroying the family. There is no mandatory entrance counseling for marriage outside of some religious groups. Once women get a contract that they profit immensely from breaking and have no reason whatsoever to honor, the incentive based nature of human beings kicks in. I’m sure if the shoe was on the other foot men would be doing the same thing. The only reason marriage has lasted as long as it has is the loyalty and honor of women historically, but now that the profit motive is so powerful and risk is so small as to be nonexistent, women don’t need to be loyal or honorable anymore, and so as go women, so goes civilization.

fonduegirl · Accepted Answer

Marriage is a choice, so is divorce.

I can't emphasis it enough that if something doesn't sit well with you, you shouldn't get involved with it instead of bad mouthing it in general.

In my state, divorce rates are higher compared to other parts of India. And I love it. It means if something doesn't work out, I've an exit. It's relieving. Feelings change. Some relationships come with expiry dates. Heck, I'm happy that I've hope that one day my parents would be divorced to. I think of divorce as liberty from something that isn't working.

Secondly, people cheat. Many married people get bored and are dissatisfied with their married lives — they resort to cheating. Divorcing would give them liberty to date again instead of lying and deceiving their partners.

Thirdly, many marriages turn toxic — with abuse or isolation, with frustrated partners. For whom? For society, for the sake of children.

#isupportdivorce

Espresso-Grande · Accepted Answer

Because it's so easy to walk away. It's sad, because a lot of people give up on their partner as soon as issues arise in the relationship. Instead of working together to make it succeed. It's rare you even hear of a marriage now in some Western countries. They just live together.

jennifer_bloom · Answer

I would say they divorce because they believe marriage is about mutual collaboration and not mutual service and responsibility

RealMarek · Answer

There are many reasons. The law is set up to make women feel that divorce is lucrative to them in many cases. Sometimes it is, but women who are divorced usually suffer from it financially. Another factor is that corporations want everyone working, people forced into the role of consumers; and want many businesses open on weekends. They sell this to the easily fooled masses as feminism and flexibility. This cuts down on the time families have to spend together. The biggest reason is that Western Civilization is in a state of catastrophic decline and this is almost always accompanied by a breakdown of family structure and social institutions.

motownplayer2000 · Answer

It’s not necessarily about trying. I mean in the earlier days and especially in some other cultures, women are expected to be with there partners are shamed. They aren’t allowed to have jobs and make there own money so the main reason is they simply can’t.
Now, yes, a lot of times it’s some marriages not willing to compromise and work things out. However, more so then not, it’s a money issue. Now in the western culture, women are wanting equality. They want to be as equal and woek as equal. So they are making there own money. Therefore, are able to get out of miserable situations… a lot of the time it’s abuse. But sometimes it’s just misery. And even though you work at something. If you are still miserable it’s not worth the health and effort.

olivia8888888 · Answer

Because it is normalised and acceptable to leave if it doesn’t work out and the love isn’t there anymore. Whereas in many eastern countries it’s taboo and women are socially expected and sometimes even legally forced to stay with their men. It’s about purity and honour culture.

dustybiker · Answer

My guess.. people there get married thinking the wedding will fix everything. Or “Yes, finally! Get to have sex!”. Or that ‘love will grow’. Or they became pregnant and thought it was the best thing to do.

Bad start, lack of respect, compassion and poor commitment. If you can’t live together in gooey happiness a wedding most definitely won’t benefit a relationship.

Wsx2wsx2ws · Answer

Its hard for the spoiled entitled generation to recognize that the drag all their selfish problems where ever they go because its always women's or men's fault because the other sex is crazy.
Being honest with one's self and making personal improvements is hard. BUT its the only way to find true happiness, contentment, and make anything requiring a team to work.

Jabberjaw · Answer

No Fault Divorce and the belief that Marriage is about Love and Happiness above all else

When fundamentally you believe you should leave a situation because it isn't making you happy. Why would you stay in a marriage when it gets hard?

It's not making you happy anymore.

So of course they leave. They don't see the value in marriage. They think that marriage is supposed to make them happy and if it isn't they should leave and marry another just like normal dating.

Kaneki05 · Answer

Well that's obvious it ain't forced upon us. Go back to when it was though we didn't divorce just like those still forced to in the east. Women would stay with and marry abusive guys just so they could live in a house because they couldn't work and leave. Now days they can.

HighValue · Answer

Women divorce because they have financial incentives to divorce. the courts help women to steal from men in divorce. Women like it that way and are against fair/equal treatment under the law, that is why women have NEVER got any laws changed to help men's rights.

Men shouldn't get married at all until women get the laws changed. No stealing what the man has worked for and earned. No more alimony to steal the man's paycheck. No more increasing child support AFTER the divorce.

lillucy · Answer

Im all for making a marriage work and waited until I was 28, but my current husband is too hard to live with and doesn’t help around the house and treats me bad. I’m ready to leave because he’s affecting my mental health and doesn’t think he has done anything wrong.

RavVid · Answer

Unfortunately I think a lot of women marry till it stops being fun and I'll have a half please.

Guys can't really take this approach because they lose big time though I could see guys getting out early if they seeing the writing on the wall before it gets too expensive.

I know one girl who intended to get married get pregnant and divorced with in a year.

ChillaxingLove · Answer

Because one side is looking at what they can get, and the other side is also looking to at what they want. Nobody is thinking how can I be the best spouse for the other person.

You got women who feel being submissive to the person they supposedly said they love as an insult. And want to be the man in the relationship.

Then you got men who simp so hard they’ve lost all masculinity and are weak. You got the media telling people men can wear dresses. It’s a hot mess

caitycat21 · Answer

This is such a stupid question. Making divorce harder than it already is would just harm domestic abuse/violence victims and force them to endure abuse - there’s no reason as to why a legal body needs to dictate your relationships anyways.

Relationships are between individuals and should be kept as such.

Reaper1985 · Answer

to many couples rush into marriage without knowing their partner all that well. ideally couples should date exclusively for 5+ years before getting married and/or having children. would also be wise to cohabitate after a few years so they can learn each others quirks better before they get legally bond to each other.

OldWorldOrder · Answer

Because women in the West don't value marriage. They value money more than love.

They file like 80% of the divorces in America, and 9 times out of 10 they get a bunch of money or property when they do it.

Thankfully, men are getting smart and refusing to marry these stupid whores. :)

wingattebaby16 · Answer

becoz the go into marry saying, if it does not work out, i can get a divorce.

no commitment.

like a girlfriend and boyfriend living together. no commitment. They have a fight and one walks out. No trying to resolve the issue.

onlylonelygal · Answer

I know frim experience that marriage is alit of work, every single day. We have been married 38yrs now. Not all
Bad, not all good either, men are alit of
Work constantly needing reassurance
Ego stroking,, we have talked divorce
But always came back to who do you
Want to see lying next to you at nite, n wake up too, so, here we are

Nads111 · Answer

I think a lot more cases of divorce would occur in non western societies but because of culture , religion and all that people in non western societies stay in their horrible marriages.

Pudsmucker · Answer

I'm finding that we're a bunch of little crybabies that we get her feelings hurt at this moment and we walk out the freaking door. My grandparents had it issues my parents had issues. My relationship has issues. My grandparents and my parents were together to the last breath. I am my wife are still together. After 44 years

wheresmrcunnunglis · Answer

Because we refuse to stay in a relationship that no longer is serving us which is a good thing. We only got one life and a short one at that to be wasting it away chained to a person we no longer love and makes us miserable.

NathanDavis · Answer

divorce easily? not all divorces are easy... lol

also, in some cases there is just no point to prolong misery

I'm sure every case is different though

and nowadays it is more of a choice than you can actually make for yourself

DermalPunch · Answer

Necause most are fed the false notion that marriage is only about love. Marrige is mostly about respect, gratitude and mutual cooperation.

Jamie05rhs · Answer

Because they don't give a shit.
There's no shame in divorce anymore.
Marriage vows aren't taken seriously. It's all just a game to them.
That's why they don't try. Because they don't feel like they have to.

serious · Answer

I think the most important reason is in western countries, people value their self respect and independence more than anything else.

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Modern-day conveniences has its down turn which causes people to quit when things go wrong, plus often times people bring in baggage from pervious relationships and people just don't desire to put up with people's ish and quit.

Mcmickeys · Answer

I think we have turned away from God and lost our way, sadly.

HopefulGuy94 · Answer

Because they have guns , horses , money , alcohols and so on like in the western films , as its name suggests , unfortunately.

demonics · Answer

You get cash and prizes if you do. And no one gives a sht about men, so there literally no downsides. Oh the kids? Fck the kids. Embrace the negative outcomes of single mother raised kids.

maximumpower · Answer

not only western countries.
cultures/societies/localities that make it easier to divorce send the message that it's encouraged.
consider same cultures/societies/localities over the long term and notice the downturn in marriages altogether.

Intothevoid666 · Answer

Why do women in western society divorce so easily is the real question 3/4 of divorces are initiated by women just throwing that out there. And I don't know tbh I’ve never understood why women are like that either

Rebecka33 · Answer

Because in western society social media makes it look like guys wil love you more if your a total slut.

Redhead999 · Answer

Because the option is there. Women aren't free too in countries like Pakistan

Bob92220 · Answer

I guess easy come - easy go. They rush into the relationship with ease. It's so easy to end it.

james_d0007 · Answer

If the relationship is strong no matter which county you belong to, they will make it work.

If its not - there are many options available outside thats why they DGAF and move on very easily.

Saying this from what I have noticed

RobEurope · Answer

According to statistics divorce happens because of financial problems. Bad communication too. Westerners abandonded traditional household fincancial management. Poor communication is also a factor in relationships.

Iron_Man · Answer

Because women have a lot of power in the USA and men and women butt heads over it

Rod_Iron · Answer

If things are working and you've really tried, why stick around? It's most likely only going to get worse.

Rizwan_khan · Answer

Because in India people always teach then to sacrifice things in marrige. But in western country they always preferred self in self-respect.

Eugene_JKR · Answer

Because this is made possible, and is easier for singles. In the East single people are considered a threat to existing families and are subjects to humiliation.

EnglishEuropean · Answer

Because it's easy to get a divorce, and because they were only playing at marriage anyway. Plus prenups where you're planning your divorce before you get married.

Zenit93 · Answer

America is in a serious cultural decline. We don't value commitment anymore. We're pretty selfish.

jasco · Answer

We don't try to fix things, instead we just leave. That and a lot of people don't heal before getting into a relationship

Cubus · Answer

People in the West prefer to walk away because it's much easier than fixing the problem.

Anonymous · Answer

Because there’s so many people. And it’s easy to cheat. SIMPLE

Selena1987 · Answer

I don’t want to suffer If something bothers me, I’ll omit it

IsoUser · Answer

Here in America girls and guys have choices regarding divorce.

RuthlessAggression · Answer

Eastern society says it's a "sin" to divorce. Western society, other than Christians, says it's not

Creampiekarl420 · Answer

Because we don’t care about marriage anymore that’s why we let the gays have it

Waldoe · Answer

NOBODY wants to compromise... Selfish and demanding, Not concerned about Family... me, Me, ME...

Twalli · Answer

Usually there are so many problems that they don't feel it can ever work out.

Hanrej · Answer

If you feel like somthing is shit... Why would you fight to prolong it?

EaterPeter · Answer

Some do try hard enough just to get disappointed, how do I know?

sheikalana · Answer

Maybe they have other options.

Dontaaaa · Answer

Probably has to do with the culture out here

fred_durst · Answer

because they know how to stand for themselves

Redstang88 · Answer

Too much financial benefit for women

OddBeMe · Answer

Women have a choice here.

blondfrog · Answer

Actually its becoming higher in middle east too.

jahaims · Answer

Most people get married for the wrong reasons

anylolone · Answer

Break down of social fabric.

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