Outlaw Divorce!

While I agree that some people divorce too easy I don't think the Gov't has a right to say how many times someone can be married or divorced. Sometimes differences can't be worked out and people fall out of love over time and I don't agree that anyone should stay together "because of the kids." Children aren't dumb and can pick up on things like tension and dislike in the house hold.

Some religions already make it illegal to divorce and all you have are unhappy couples cheating on each other because they can't break their vows.
Divorce rates really aren't as high as people think they are. The only reason it seems to be is because people are getting married younger and, those under 25 just happen to be the ones getting the majority of the divorces (1 out of every 3 is what I read some place).
So, rather than outlaw divorce, why not raise the minimum age limit for getting married to 25.

I think there is a false belief about 'the good ole days'...in the 'good ole days' just as many people if not more were miserable, but it was frowned upon to divorce so they just stuck it out in miserable marriages. I know of MANY elderly who can attest to that! I will say though that today I think people take marriage way too lightly, do it too fast, AND don't even give it a chance. The world is now all about instant gratification! And people don't wnat to work hard for ANYTHING anymore, whether it be money, relationships, goals, etc. Many people think everything should just be easy or handed to them when that is just not the case.

Maybe they should make it harder to get married then people would really think about it.

Too many people get married for the sake of a big wedding and the gifts.

If they had to walk through broken glass on their tounges, they may think twice!

come on.. "the good old days?".. there were no good all days.. even in this days people still marry arranged, because their mommy sais so.. it's stupid and it proves that evolution is not that great in some cases.. we have a lot more to evolve. i think that marriage should be outlawed, not divorce. you should marry someone only if you know that he/she is the one. not because your daddy said who you should marry, but because you love him/her. you marry someone because you want to spend the rest of your life with him/her, not a lot of people know that.. if you are stupid enough to marry someone that beats you or that will cheat on you, you proabably had it coming.. so marryage should be banned, only the people that can prove that they love each other and that have about 10 years togheter should marry..

Divorces are legal and must remain legal. People today use the divorce as a getaway. It doesn't mean it's law's fault. Education and home environment is the first reasons that people haven't learned to wrk things out. And why should they? It's better for a child to live in a divorced family than live in a family with huge problems. Have you ever thought what the kids are living in a fmily where mother and father are not present for each other? They can't understand the meaning of love and family after a while.

well why would you want to bring your kids up in a disfunctional home? where they would see arguing and fighting all the time..and your giving them the impression that you dont need to care and love someone to be in a relationship...thus creating more and more disfunctional homes...and the cycle goes on...

Divorce hurts people and it is much to easy for people to get a divorce today. First before someone get's married they should be required to have a minimum of six weeks of counseling before being allowed to be married. Second many people marry due to LUST not love, When the euphoric honeymoon stage is over they see the flaws and run for the divorce court selfishly. Third people should be required to have counseling before a divorce is granted and find out why they want a divorce and if it is valid or necessary or if they can work it out. Even the best of couples go through stages of anger, angst and hatred toward a spouse but if they learn to listen, communicate, and compromise 99% of most divorces need never take place. Fourth too many people are always looking for greener pastures and never satisfied and often end up in a marriage to someone nearly identical to the one they left so get on a marry go around blaming others for their own blind short comings. There are truly legitimate times for divorce but too many are granted due to "irreconsilable differances that is made to sit down and talk it through would not end up in a divorce. Today's society does not try and even work at relationships anymore they just bed hop from one to another thinking someone else should make them happy but they have to start with themselves to find the real cause of their dissatisfaction, Instead they opt for the easy way out and play the blame game. There should be tighter laws on getting married and on obtaining divorces.

Well, just what good old days are you referring to. The fifties when you stay married because of the kids. Mom standing beignly in the kitchen popping those little helper pills so she can cope with the marriage. Or maybe the sixties when free love was all the rage. Or the X genenration where Mom and Dad are both so far into their own lives and careers that the nanny raises the kids. Who cares what the marriage is like no one is in it. Those good old days. My first marriage ended in divorce, maybe it wasn't the only solution but it was the best for me and the kids. I was so careful the second time around that that I chose wisely and my husband and I have been married now for 19 years. So condemning someone to a life in a marriage no one is happy in is wrong. Life is far too short to spend it with someone you don't want to be with. Some people never find the right person but to limit choice would be condemming them to misery. Just my opion.

I think if 2 people are genuinely not getting along, than it's not fair to keep them together, it can also harm the kids if there's a bad atmosphere in the home.
I think these days people are getting married too soon, I would certainly not be in any rush because i only want to be married once myself!