Unanswered Questions

Why Do We Have More Cases Of Broken Marriages These Days?

BY IYANDA   •   August 24, 2015   •   1 MIN READ

Everywhere you go and every newspaper or news sites you visit these days, the very common news you read or hear besides bomb blast and suicide mission is broken marriage. The high rate of divorce is on the rise, with more couples choosing to go their separate ways. Why do we have more cases of broken marriages these days? Are we being unnecessarily alarmed? Has this been a common issue over the years or even before this generation was born?

What could be the reason or reasons why many marriages crash? Are couples increasingly finding it too difficult to tolerate one another in marriage? Is marriage not as fanciful as it used to be? People ‘rush’ into marriages these days, and before you could scream ‘Jack Robinson,’ they are heading straight to the courts to divorce.

Marriages of many years are now crumbling, with new couples not lasting more than a few years together filing for divorce. Can’t something be done to remedy some of these marriages, and save them from finally crashing? On what condition would you consider filing for a divorce with your partner?

Why do we have more cases of broken marriages these days?