Divorce is the termination of a marriage through legal means.
all marriages today end up in divorce. It is not like that in every country, however. In.
other places, divorce is unheard of. Women may belong to their husbands, or there may.
be some sort of religious obligation to stay married. In America the divorce rate has.
never been so high and with the causes and effects explained in this essay, it may become.
clear why.
Some of the common reasons why people divorce are drug or alcohol abuse,.
sexual preferences, adultery, physical violence, money problems, children, and in-laws. .
Newer reasons for divorce have surfaced within the past thirty years. One of them is.
"unmet expectations." It is when people justify a divorce by saying that the marriage.
didn't turn out the way they expected. Some people say that they woke up one morning,.
and they realized there was nothing left in the relationship. These situations can be.
psychologically damaging, and in many ways can be as damaging as being physically.
abused, even if the other person is not doing any intentional harm. .
Divorce is almost never a happy thing. The emotional experiences that come after.
it can be complex and devastating for the entire family. It can have very powerful.
after-effects on the adults who have just broken up. One of the signs that an adult may be.
hurting after a divorce is sarcasm towards their ex-spouse. They might say things such as.
"All men leave their wives the minute they turn forty" or "All women are after money.".
A person may feel emotionally "flat," meaning they are never particularly happy.
or never really upset about anything at all. They try to repress their emotions so they will.
not feel the pain of the break-up. Sometimes adults cannot seem to do the things they know they should do or want to do. Such things could be becoming involved in a new relationship or finding new interests. Parents might try to live through their children and may stop living their own lives.