Do you think a couple has the right to get a divorce?

Divorce is a legal separation of two people joined under law - the nearest union these people can commit under the law is joint possessions. So the matter at hand is "how do you define human rights" - if human rights is guided by the law, then if law is legal in that state or country, then a couple technically has the right to divorce. On the other hand, under the Catholic Church (the only Church I know well enough to discuss :P) there is no such thing as Divorce - only Annulment and another thing that I forgot the name. (1) Annulment means that no marriage was ever present - which is most commonly granted when you married a married person because the latter marriage is considered void and null because of the Church legalities of the previous marriage. (2) Is something about granting separation between the husband and wife although neither of them are legally allowed to again receive the Sacrament of Matrimony with a different spouse. The Second is to uphold that the highest value in life is Human Dignity and if the bond between the husband and wife is degrading either one of spouse's dignity then they should be separated. Such arrangement is granted to people who are psychologically proven to be unstable and thus harmful :) I know I didn't answer the question directly, but I hope that the information I provided will help you form and reform your perspective. Thanks for the response on my discussion! http://thingswelovetohate.blogspot.com http://canihascheeseburger.blogspot.com

This is a much tougher question and it goes so much deeper then a simple yes or no. My husband divorced me because he fell in love with someone else. Long story of course. I did everything in my power to save the marriage but he chose not to stay. Our society has made it very easy to divorce. I think it used to be you had to pretty much prove to the judge there was a viable reason to get divorced. Now we have an irreconcilable difference clause. I still don't get that. In any case, do I have the right to get married again? I believe so. But it is a good question. I am a Christian and don't believe in divorce, but infidelity is the one reason I could divorce (but I didn't, he did). So even Biblically speaking, I can get married again.

of course they do, are you married? Are you in a bad marriage, if not you have no idea what those people are going through and why.

Wow, what a question. It does seem to be that a lot of couples divorce as soon as there is a pit in the road of their marriage. Both of them should try their best to work it out before ending their marriage. If they can't get it to work then why stay married? What about those that have cheated on their spouse and it ends in divorce? Shouldn't the one that got cheated on get to start fresh, if they wish to do so? Or should they not get to remarry no matter what the circumstance? Personally I don't think someone that cheated should be able to remarry. If they weren't happy in their marriage they should have gotten a divorce first, then moved on with their life. But that's just my opinion.

If the marriage isn't working then I think people should get a divorce. Why stay in something that is hopeless.. And yes, divorced people should be able to get married again. Why shouldn't they??

But surely getting divorced if they have tried all other avenues to stay together is better than staying together being miserable? Everyone has the right to be happy and with someone they love, so of course they have the right to get married again, why we might marry for better or worse often the worst truley can not be got through and therefore I imagine divorce is often a saviour rather than a bad thing and no one has the right to judge anyone because they get divorced in my opinion everyone should do what is right for them.