Are marriages more unstable today than they were 50 years ago?

I agree that marriages are not what they used to be. We are in a disposable marriage society. People don't take their vows seriously as they used to. I know how that goes. I have been married three times. I remarried my first husband for keeps this time. We agree that we should have worked out our problems the first time instead of him leaving. My parents have been married for 36 years this year and still going strong (as dysfunctional as they can). His parents have been married for almost 40 years.

I think marriages are less stable but that could be because folks give up too easy. Now, I know that women are going out and earning money today as opposed to 50 years ago, but as time progressed, opportunities opened up and folks are trying to earn the money and families are getting pushed to the wayside, so what used to be priority, isn't and that is evident today. My parents were married 45 years until my father passed away in May. My former inlaws were married 50 until my mother inlaw passed away three weeks ago. They both worked and raised a collection of eight children and grandchildren. I tend to feel my generation want the love and such, but when hard times get on, it's I'm outta here!!!

Yes marriages are surely more unstable than 50 years ago. With mordernisation two major changes have happened. firstly, women are now less and less dependant on their counterparts. Secondly, the tolerance power has reduced over the time and both individuals demand proper respect from each other and any one side failing on this front leads to break up.

Absolutely...sure they are...Why? well IMO its becuase ppl are trying to live their marriage in the same fashion as couples did 50 yrs ago which isnt realistic...times have changed drastically since then as have ppl overall...trying to work a relationship or marriage in todays world the way they did 50 yrs ago is BOUND to fail IMO....ALSO I think that far too many ppl try to live their relationships/marriages in the way SOMEONE ELSE feels it should be done RATHER THAN living it how they as a couple feel it should be...IMO thats a HUGE mistake....

Hi Academic2 you have given already the best chance,and therefore there is no chance for me to get the BR.. The best live example is yours truly, My parents have celebrated their 53 years of married life..and they are happy.. God bless them. And as of me, i am divorced after 3 years of married life. A lot many things in the world has changed. But the prime factor revolves around two things.. 1) Money has Substituted every thing in life.. love, affection is at dearth. 2) Ego.. and every one self centered,and Selfish.

Maybe, because in their generation, no high technology involve, what I mean is before family are very much intact because the attention of each family members are always in each other, so as with the couple, less temptation at all. Both the married couple are more focus to each other and to their family. Unlike today, the more high technology to come in the more the temptation will be. This maybe the reason why married couples before are much stronger than todays generation. Now both men and women are feelin more unsatisfied because of the environment they live.

And I am so proud that mom and dad willcelebrate thier 5oth weding anniversary on January.Thier marriage is not all bills too but they survived,they had us 4 children and now 7 grandchildren. I also think,marriage before is less stressful,life then is simple so is marriage,now that thw world ahs been complicated so does is marriage life.You cannot expect a woman to do what just wexactly what the husband told her to do without any fights and arguments popping up.