Author: Mireya Robles

Composition # 4
March 16th, 2016

MORE AND MORE MARRIAGES ARE ENDING IN DIVORCE

In the last sixteen years in the United States, researchers estimate that
40%50% of all first marriages, and 60% of second marriages will end in divorce.
According to Dr. Dohert, there are some well-known factors that put people at
higher risk for divorce: marrying at a very early age, less education and income,
living together before marriage, a premarital pregnancy, no religious affiliation,
coming from a divorced family, and feelings of insecurity.
The most common reasons people give for their divorce are: lack of
commitment, too much arguing, infidelity, marrying too young, unrealistic
expectations, lack of equality in the relationship, lack of preparation for marriage,
and abuse..
Making reference to premarital cohabitation, couples who live together
before marriage have much higher chance of divorce if they marry. I have known
certain friends that have been in a relationship for more than eight years and after
a year of marriage have ended up in divorce.
Another very important factor that I have seen in the couples that end in
divorce is pregnancy. More than 37% of children are born to parents who are not
married and few eventually marry ( (Phil, 2015). Most of these parents will separate
before the child begins school although some will never really get together.
On the other hand, couples that dont have religious affiliation can end up in
divorce. I think that the reason is because they never agree with the point of view

of each other. There are religious people that are more close minded and others
that are more open mind. Unfortunately, this cause affects the family in a great
manner.
Some cases of divorce are because one of the individuals experienced the
divorce of their parents and consequently they need to work even harder to make
good marriage choices and to keep their marriage strong and happy. Also, the
insecurity about yourself causes problems inside the marriage such as: jealousy,
discussions, demotivation, low self-esteem, etc., ending in divorce.
The statistics, according to the Brides Magazine, shows that the average
age of a woman getting married in the U.S is 27, while the average of a man
getting married is 29. On the other hand, according to the National Center for
Health Statistics, 50% of all the marriages in which the brides are 25 or older result
in a failed marriage.
A recent study on cohabitation from The Boston Herald concluded that
after five to seven years, only 21 percent of unmarried couples were still living
together, while Annual Review of Sociology said that 55 percent of couples get
married within five years of moving in together.
To conclude, it is important to add that the number of marriages in the
United States are 2,118,000, where marriage rate is 6.8 per 1,000 of total
population and the divorce rate is 3.6 per 1,000 (population being 44 reporting
States and D. C.).

I consider that some of these problems can be fixed and

divorce prevented, but sometimes divorce is necessary for a better relationship

between the couple

Sources
Dohert, D. W. (n.d). Obtenido de
http://www.divorce.usu.edu/files/uploads/lesson3.pdf
Phil, D. (2015). Dr. Phil. Obtenido de http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/351
Prevention, C. f. (23 de November de 2015). CDC. Obtenido de
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/mardiv.htm