Divorce and marriage - my point of view!

Divorce and marriage are two very tricky affairs by anyone’s standard. While the number of couples who have decided to commit to marriage are steadily declining, the divorce rate
on the other hand is steadily going in the opposite direction. It wasn’t all that many years ago either that when you entered marriage, divorce was never on your mind. How times have changed.

You could debate all day on the reasons why divorce and marriage have become the victims of our modern way of life. The reasons are so numerous, and many would argue that marriage is an institution that does not work in these new and challenging times.
Divorce is also an unnecessarily messy affair with the legal profession being the only real winners.

So what is the answer to divorce and marriage problems? What would be a suitable, socially acceptable alternative to marriage? Of course non-marriage in no way should be seen as an opportunity for one to be able to renege on one’s responsibilities when it comes to property and children. The fact is though, that these relationships will fail as well, and divorce or its substitute will have to remain.

Maybe the increasing numbers of people who choose not to enter marriage have it right. They will never have to experience divorce and all its problems. Being childless is socially acceptable for a woman these days, and in these cases marriage really does seem to be an outdated institution.