When Do You Call it Quits on Your Marriage?

The Divorce Saga Continues

I believe that we live in one of the greatest countries in the world. Sometimes though what we do not see on the surface could be weakening the happy foundation that we base a lot of life on. I had experienced a divorce a couple of years ago and recently was searching online and came across some very sad statistics on our great country.

In 2005 in the United States there were 2,245.000 marriages logged according to the Department of Vital Statistics. Out of all these joyful occasions with brides,grooms,bridesmaids and lots of planning the out come was 3.7% ending in divorce. One would have to wonder why?. I know mine had some to do with finances and just not seeing eye to eye on a lot of issues we had never discussed before marriage. Marriage is one of the last great partnerships in America. It's the last great union and bond that two people could have yet it is spiraling to an all time high in separations and divorce.

What could be the heavy factors in decaying this foundation?. According to the census of family counseling there are many factors that contribute to the breaking apart of married couples. The first normally starts early which is jealousy. This could be over income coming into the home or the engaging with friends at events or outings. The second wrench in the works is finances. For some it is a culture shock to go from having small bills and extra money to paying much higher bills in the home with a family not realizing that your only fear is not having the amount of spending money you had before. Third would be infidelity. This has become a growing factor today as people get married on the spur of the moment. For some this is the love at first sight which later turns to incompatibility to share or find common interest. The other factors that play roles in the break up are some times drug or alcohol abuse or physical abuse.