Why are divorce rates so high these days?

[Arvaos]

Why are the divorce rates so high these days?

The IFS did a study and found that a higher number of sexual partners previous to marriage correlates with a higher divorce rate.

Women with 10 or more partners were the most likely to divorce, but this only became true in recent years;
Women with 3-9 partners were less likely to divorce than women with 2 partners; and,
Women with 0-1 partners were the least likely to divorce.

Source
https://ifstudies.org/blog/counterintuitive-trends-in-the-link-between-premarital-sex-and-marital-stability

Why do you think the divorce rates are higher than the previous generations?

[Boblin the Goblin]

Divorce rates are actually some of the lowest they have been.

They had a big spike in the 60s and 70s due to women being able to divorce more easily since beforehand, it was almost all dependent on the husband wanting a divorce, not the wife. This would essentially trap women in marriages that were abusive.

When no-fault divorce started to become a thing, the divorce rate spike since now women could get out of relationships without having to prove some type of arbitrary standard. Since that little spike, it's gone down quite a bit and is roughly half of what it used to be.

[The Commendatore]

Arvaos님이 먼저 게시:

The Commendatore님이 먼저 게시:

Who cares? They break down, it happens, big deal.

You don't care about the factors behind broken homes and marriages?

I'm sure you won't shrug it off and say "it happens" when it actually happens to you.

Not going to happen.

[ナルゴ]

Because in financial terms, it would be like giving your partner a gun to point at your head, and then trusting that they won't pull the trigger.
And existing laws give them plenty of incentives to actually do it.

[Arvaos]

SlowMango님이 먼저 게시:

Divorce rates are actually some of the lowest they have been.

They had a big spike in the 60s and 70s due to women being able to divorce more easily since beforehand, it was almost all dependent on the husband wanting a divorce, not the wife. This would essentially trap women in marriages that were abusive.

When no-fault divorce started to become a thing, the divorce rate spike since now women could get out of relationships without having to prove some type of arbitrary standard. Since that little spike, it's gone down quite a bit and is roughly half of what it used to be.

Globally?

Globally, in the nearly four decades between 1970 and 2008, the divorce rate has more than doubled, from 2.6 divorces for every 1,000 married people to 5.5. Those results are averaged across all the regions of the world that they studied.

The divorce rates for Northern Europe and Western Europe, including the Scandinavian countries, are all fairly high, ranging from 4.03 for France to 6.22 for Denmark and 6.55 for the UK. The exception is Ireland, with just 1.94 divorces for every 1,000 married people. Canada (5.25), Australia (5.61) and New Zealand (6.29) also have high rates of divorce.

Rates are fairly low for Southern Europe, ranging from .93 for Italy to 2.57 for Slovenia. They are mostly low in Latin American and Caribbean countries, with the big exceptions of Cuba (11.03), Puerto Rico (9.43), and the Dominican Republic (9.33).

Eastern Asia and Pacific nations are also on the low side, with divorce rates ranging from 1.13 for China to 3.97 for Hong Kong.

[Chaosolous]

Arvaos님이 먼저 게시:

Chaosolous님이 먼저 게시:

The foundation of the relationship and the mentality towards marriage as a whole by the couple will be a defining factor.

I was over simplifying for the sake of time.

I don't believe enough relationships are built on solid enough foundational ideologies to withstand or weather the changes.

Do you believe that marriages built on Western ideology aren't built on solid foundations?

What about Eastern ideology?

It's not about Eastern culture or Western culture or any culture in general. It's about the core foundational ideologies of each person in the relationship.

People are unique and more than just their surroundings. Just being part of a culture doesn't mean you're going to get along with everyone in that culture. Let alone that a marriage would work if being a part of a common culture is the only thread holding the couple together.

[Boblin the Goblin]

Arvaos님이 먼저 게시:

SlowMango님이 먼저 게시:

Divorce rates are actually some of the lowest they have been.

They had a big spike in the 60s and 70s due to women being able to divorce more easily since beforehand, it was almost all dependent on the husband wanting a divorce, not the wife. This would essentially trap women in marriages that were abusive.

When no-fault divorce started to become a thing, the divorce rate spike since now women could get out of relationships without having to prove some type of arbitrary standard. Since that little spike, it's gone down quite a bit and is roughly half of what it used to be.

Globally?

Globally, in the nearly four decades between 1970 and 2008, the divorce rate has more than doubled, from 2.6 divorces for every 1,000 married people to 5.5. Those results are averaged across all the regions of the world that they studied.

The divorce rates for Northern Europe and Western Europe, including the Scandinavian countries, are all fairly high, ranging from 4.03 for France to 6.22 for Denmark and 6.55 for the UK. The exception is Ireland, with just 1.94 divorces for every 1,000 married people. Canada (5.25), Australia (5.61) and New Zealand (6.29) also have high rates of divorce.

Rates are fairly low for Southern Europe, ranging from .93 for Italy to 2.57 for Slovenia. They are mostly low in Latin American and Caribbean countries, with the big exceptions of Cuba (11.03), Puerto Rico (9.43), and the Dominican Republic (9.33).

Eastern Asia and Pacific nations are also on the low side, with divorce rates ranging from 1.13 for China to 3.97 for Hong Kong.

The article you posted has to do with US.

[Good Night Owl]

People stopped taking religion seriously.

[I STAPLE TAPEWORMS ON MY]

some people are poly but see it as a sin ig

[Arvaos]

Dog⛧님이 먼저 게시:

some people are poly but see it as a sin ig

That's true, that's an excellent point.

Polyamory isn't taboo anymore and there are alternative relationship models to marriage and family.

[MrSteel300]

i don't know, maybe cause furry wifus are better then irl women?

[AdahnGorion]

You might find this interesting
https://www.datapandas.org/ranking/divorce-rates-by-country

[Arvaos]

AdahnGorion님이 먼저 게시:

You might find this interesting
https://www.datapandas.org/ranking/divorce-rates-by-country

Wow, the US is in the top 10.

[Boblin the Goblin]

Arvaos님이 먼저 게시:

AdahnGorion님이 먼저 게시:

You might find this interesting
https://www.datapandas.org/ranking/divorce-rates-by-country

Wow, the US is in the top 10.

The raw numbers ignore things like how divorces are handled, the legal process, and if divorces are even allowed without very specific/strict reasons.

[AdahnGorion]

SlowMango님이 먼저 게시:

Arvaos님이 먼저 게시:

Wow, the US is in the top 10.

The raw numbers ignore things like how divorces are handled, the legal process, and if divorces are even allowed without very specific/strict reasons.

Even in countries where its pretty hard to get, the rate is high as well

[xAlphaStarOmegax]

Traditional family values are being destroyed, and there's a lack of morality nowadays. The love of many is waxing cold. I've been married for a decade now, and we're going strong because we made a pact that divorce would never be an option and because we actively choose to put God first. The key is to never stop courting your spouse. Never let the sun settle on an argument; always be willing to say sorry and make up.