Why do you think most marriages end in divorce?

oh_jo123	well with me I was pregnant with his child and I didn't want to have to raise our son ALONE I married my sons father for all of the WRONG REASONS and I though he would change WAS I WRONG ON THAT.. if the man doesn't show you what he is like in your first year with him GIVE IT UP and MOVE ON

Jenny	Because they stop loving each other, they don't communicate.

The Mrs.	People do not understand that love is sacrifice, we are a selfish generation.

SherryF	A few reasons. One, they are to young. Two, they really don't take the time to get to know themselves and what they really want. Three, they aren't ready to be married and do so anyway. Four, they settle for less than they really wanted. There are a lot of reasons. Sometimes tow people fall in love and it works for a long time and then one of them changes and it no longer works. It takes two to make it work and sometimes only one is working at it. People are getting lazy and it is easier to walk away then to try and make it work.

azombieee	Theres many reasons. Some people are just not compatible... some people just give up. Others are never happy with what they have. This world is very selfish and that is one of the main reasons there are divorces... selfishness of controlling/abuse, selfishness of cheating, selfishness not of meeting your spouses expectations, selfishness with many, many things. People dont know how to WORK together on anything anymore. You see a lot of rude comments on YA, or any online game, or forum. People would be LOST if something happened in the world and we all had to work together. My grandparents have been married for a long time, 50 years and they wont ever get divorced. Itd be a laughing "are you joking?" if they did. Thats why people are divorced. =]

Liser	"Most" couples don't end up divorced - approximately 50% of marriages do. But this is misleading, because people who are divorced and remarried are more likely to divorce again. It it based on the number of marriages, not couples - Elizabeth Taylor alone has 7 under her belt! I think a lot of it has to do with unrealistic expectations ("when we get married, he won't leave dirty dishes on the counter anymore") and a lack of communications about those expectations. I also think the women's lib movement is a factor, because in the past women were not able to easily initiate a divorce, and did not typically hold jobs that could support the family, making them feel forced to stay in an unhappy (or even abusive) marriage. Divorce is generally more socially acceptable now, so couples do not feel obligated to stay together in an unhappy marriage.

A H	Probably because we're always here on Yahoo, talking about how terrible they,the marriage,etc...are and our spouses find out-lol.

Kim	I think its easier to get out of a marriage now. Its not like in the 50's where you are told to put up with each other and it was more taboo to get a divorce. It could also be that people are more selfish and spoiled and unwilling to compromise in relationships.

heatherb	It's not most. It's slightly under half. And I think it's because many people don't understand what marriage is when they decide it would be nice to have a wedding. People don't always understand the commitment and then when it gets hard, they don't know how to communicate that to their spouse so they act out in other ways. Our divorce percentage might be smaller if premarital counseling was mandatory.

JIM	So many men are too immature to take marriage seriously. Almost like a kid in a candy store "I want that one" with no thought of the faithful loving wife waiting at home. No woman with respect for herself will tolerate being made a fool of for long

KSH	I'm surprised that only 11% is divorced...I hear that 50% of all marriages end in divorce, but there are probably less people getting married so less people to get divorced! Personally, I think too many people rely on someone else for their happiness, so they get married too young or without knowing the other person (or themselves for that matter) very well thinking that they will live happily ever after. Once they are married, they realize how much work it really is to make a marriage and household work, and they get to know themselves better and realize what it is that they want in life. I'm not sure the statistic, but people who get married after 30 have a better chance of succeeding at marriage. I think there should be a law that people don't get married until they are at least 25 and have dated for close to 3 years!

unavailable	Boredom fall out of love cheat

Bad Guy Falls in Poop	Cuz my x was an immature, selfish loser and I was too naiive to see it before we got married... so, wait til you're in mid 20's or +!!

Rob A	people dont get married for the right reasons, you must be sure your in love and you must make a commitment.

casie m	Infidelity

â™« Mad Luv â™« aka ~Pril~	people jump into marriage with out thinking. give up to easy or don't want to put in the work to keep the marriage alive and kicking. sometimes it's easyer to walk away! or they jump into marriage in the lust stage not seeing what would happen after that spark died. i'm getting married in june. had a 2 year engagement. we both don't really agree in divorce.

kelly	i can make up statistics too kid... anyway there was a servey out and the most comon was (if i remeber right) 73% end in divorce. of that 52% said the bedroom got boring.

Gabzy	For many reasons, Either the couple got married before they knew what they wanted in life. They got married before college. They didn't really know who the other was until it was too late, and then they realized that they aren't what each other thought they were. Some people just get married and hope that solves all there issues but it really doesn't sometimes makes it worse. There are many reasons for today's culture for this.

Atheists Ruin Everything	because people rush in to marriage and give up on marriage easily without truly trying. people give up so easily on things today

J	because after a while people start disrespecting one another and this leads to failure...people forget what love and marriage really means after a while and some people get married for the wrong reasons.....

Umm....ok	Because people get married!! LOL It can't end in divorce if you don't get married.

charlie.	In my opinion marriges end because when they get married they get committ and usually do things together and have no freedom and they get sick.

god0fgod	People get bored.

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii	because they arnt in love anymore duhhhhhh

Jade (:	People rush into things too much. If they would actually think about their future most marriages wouldn't end. Also, there's not any "honor" left these days.

Sam B	people get married for the wrong reasons.. and now-a-days if you dont want to do something.. you can most likely get away with not doing it.

Behzad	Cause people are unfaithfull

kyzl	because people get annoying