Why is the divorce rate so high?

Same thing here. I am going to be 30 soon, and I don't have any kids, never been married, but I am happy. I am not saying they are wrong for having children, and getting married. I just wonder why they don't try to work through issues together, and even if they do try to work it out, why they choose to divorce. I think it is the easiest thing to do, but the hardest. I thought that was how they did it way back when(trying to make it work). That's why you see people married for 40 years+. These are just my opinions, it is hard to type a whole conversation on how you think. I am in no way old fashioned though. It's weird.

people think that marriage is going to be easy and like you said you need to try to work things out. I am 26 and married for almost 2 years now but we have been together for 7 years. It takes a lot of work at times to get through things. i have seen a lot of my friends go through some tough things and stick with it. My hubby just came home last month from a year and a half deployment to Kuwait. He said that so many of the soliders got divorce papers over there. But when they were home before they left things were great! So that shows they could not sacrifice 16 months without them so they go as low as sending papers to them when they are doing their duty to serve their country. I think that is sad. That is not truly loving and supporting them My husband actually thanked me for not being that type of person and I thought that was cute. I wouldn't even think about that.

My boyfriend was in the army. He was in the 2nd battalion 75th ranger regiment. I understand what you mean. I would never do that to him when he had other things important to worry about, like his life, and the lives of many others. That makes me really sad to think that that could happen to those guys while they are deployed. They deserve better.