Even though over half of the marriages in the United States end in divorce, there is still a negative stigma for those who are divorced. You are not just” single”—but “divorced.” When you fill out medical forms, for example, there is a place to check for married, single or divorced. Why? Being divorced is the same as being single—or […]
Yes, divorce can be contagious. An April 2014 joint study from Brown University, Yale University and the University of California, San Diego, found that people are 75 percent more likely to be divorced if one of their friends is divorced. Copycat divorces usually occur because someone is unhappy in their marriage and wishes they were […]
Groucho Marx once said “Marriage is the chief cause of divorce.” But choosing not to get married doesn’t mean you won’t ever go through a painful breakup, it does mean that you won’t have to get a divorce if it happens. Divorce rates are decreasing because marriage rates are decreasing. Many couples decide to live […]
Studies show that divorce is contagious. You’re more likely to divorce if your friends do. A study done by the Daily Mail found that the break-up of a friend of a friend’s marriage boosts your chances of divorce by a third, calling the effect “divorce clustering.” Break-ups within friendship groups “force couples to start questioning their own […]
The Chinese have an interesting way of dealing with this. Cheating husbands have fueled a new industry in China. Mistress-dispelling services, which are increasingly common in China’s larger cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou, specialize in ending affairs between married men and their extramarital lovers. They are typically hired by a wife who has found out […]