Why do you think more and more married couples are separating these days?
By leahmae
@leahmae (105)
Australia
February 7, 2007 12:47am CST
My parents got separated when I was in high school. Maybe they weren't just compatible. It could have been due to a lot of things. Both parents are happy now though in their separate lives and we children are happy for them as well. But still, I would have wanted the ideal.
How is it that more and more people are getting divorced these days? Is it because there is annulment/divorce that people just take getting married for granted? What is it in our society today?
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6 responses
@jodyliwanag (151)
• Philippines
27 Feb 07
People are getting unsatisfied nowadays. With more options at hand, they sometimes expect more from their partner. When you get married, you wanted to make the relationship ideal, even your partner to be ideal. But the term is very subjective. You have to realize that if don't have the right perspective about your partner, you will end up unsatisfied.
@gwenmari1029 (1481)
• Philippines
24 Feb 07
i think it is because of the fast-pace of life that we are into now. everyone moves and thinks so fast and so are relationships. someone can get into a relationship within and hour and someone can break within minutes. it is also through the high tech gadgets that we can develop a relationship and with that you can also lose one.
what i'm trying to say here is the fact that since not all relationships are built with strong foundation, it can easily break apart. some may have mistaken love for infatuation, or love for lust. and when they get to know and stay with each other longer, the ideal person they thought their other half is, turned out different from what they thought.
@pebbles_cubbie (3789)
• United States
20 Feb 07
my parents seperated when i was like 19 months old. they seperated becauses my dad is an a$$. when i met him when i was 14 he was ok but then when i started getting to know him i see why my mom left him. he tries to boss you around and he snaps for no reason at all. here's a small story. he asked me to give him a cd case. i tried to give it to him and i said here. he said just f***ing wait. i will tell you when i want it. when i said you're the one that asked for it he snapped more. that was so stupid. so i think that is why they divorced.
@it_online (66)
• Philippines
7 Feb 07
Maybe one of the reasons why more married are separating is because they are not happy with each others companion. Another most common reason is the involvement of the third party.
@ethanmama (1745)
• Philippines
20 Feb 07
Maybe they found things they didn't like about their partner ONLY after they have lived together. It is hard to assess what a person is really like unless you've been living together.
@im_anna (717)
• Philippines
21 Feb 07
probably because many married couples don't know where to look for help, or that they don't know that they needed help. Also, when 2 people know the solution to their problem but the problem is, neither of them wanted to change for the better, waiting for the other person to change. When my brother & I were growing up, we would always hear our parents arguing over so many things, until now.
