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When my parents were in their 20s only 1 in every 5000 people in their social circle was divorced and my dad says that in our generation, in China, 40% of people get divorced. In the United States the divorce rate is even higher. How did the divorce rate go from 0.02% to 40% in under 50 years?
Many factors play into it. Economic downfall, loss of interest in each other, infidelity, loss of a child, bankruptcy, and sometimes people are better off separated. They do well by themselves, but as a couple, forget it.
Many people rush into marriage also. Not being ready can definitely cause later problems. Years ago, when a girl got pregnant, her parents would force her to marry a guy. You can't marry someone you don't love. So, there's that too.
Marriage takes people willing to invest a lot of time and patience in other people. Sometimes when people first get married, they spend every waking moment together. eventually, they get tired of each other, and in some cases, they lose that spark and don't want to be together anymore.
I almost got married once. In a way, I'm glad she cheated because if I would have found out after, yeah, that would have sucked Jawbreakers!
Marriage can be a wonder thing, to keep love living on. It's unfortunate that many people date on looks, fall in love on looks, and get married on looks. I just don't get that opposites attract thing people talk about. Having nothing in common is only setting each other up for failure.
There are people that have strong marriages. Their trick is simple. They don't give up on the marriage. If they don't have the time for one another, they make the time. They love one another and don't try to change each other. The worst thing for a marriage is a wife trying to change a husband or a husband trying to change a wife.
I believe the people who SHOW they care for the other person, rather than SAY they care, they're the ones who have the strong, unbreakable marriages.
People don’t commit to each other as much and divorce is easier to do now and not looked at in such bad way anymore
Well in the past divorce wasn't allowed to start with haha And I think in china itself getting divorced was seen as a taboo and would scarf you and your honor... and now as far as I know people who wanna get divorced have to stay in a 30 day "trialish" thing or something... anyways the government is making it hard.
Divorce is a good thing. I would recommend not getting married in the first place but oh well
Men want women to work and be housewives pay bills. Then they get mad when we ask the smallest things of them so we grow sick of treating men like children they act like so we stop having sex. Then the man feels unloved. And everything falls apart men need to learn how to show a little effort
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Well, in China there are many more economic opportunities for women than there were 40 years ago (same for men), so the economic imperative is no longer there for many people to stay married, plus there is much less social stigma.
If had to guess its because women don't have to depend on men for income so the ones that actually want to be with their man is much much lower.
Which begs the question if women had this option in your parents generation would that ratio be consistent with todays.
Back then women "had" to be with a man to survive, you take away the "have to" portion you get the reality. Basically only 60% of women want a relationship and the other 40% want to be single. I would expect a 25-40% decrease in population in the next decades.
It never used to be socially acceptable. You were looked down upon in so many ways if you got a divorce back then, so people stayed in unhappy, unhealthy, abusive marriages so they weren’t treated awfully by everyone else/so God didn’t punish them or whatever.
Now, divorce is much more socially acceptable so people are more likely to leave unhappy, unhealthy, abusive marriages.
Because for very many years it was not an option in China , Chinese ideals moderated , Thailand follows China to a degree , and much higher rates of divorce here now also , but it was previously simply not an option for a female here for many years , every man of means had a Geek ( mistress , multiple ) , and the entire thing was very class driven , with the opening up of China , again , It was women who had choices , these didn't exist previously.
there's many reasons, but here are two that came to my mind - its less socially stigmatized & newer generations believe in God less than older generations
Because of social media, society, lack of faith, lack of morals and values and on the top of it, the lack of knowledge about what a real marriage is...
Also the feminist movement plays a big role in destroying the relationship between a couple...
Divorce is less shameful then it use to be in general. People back then wanted to avoid the stigma despite the fact they might have been in a Crappy and Abusive Marriage.
No fault divorce is one of the reasons. It's why 80% of all divorces are initiated by women.
It makes me money so it doesn't worry me
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