It is estimated in the website of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that for every 1000 marriages, 6.8 or almost 7 marriages will end in divorce. It also has been determined that the leading causes of divorce are: lower income, marrying at a young age, and not having any religious affiliation for one or both the married couple.
Lower Income As mentioned in the website of About.com, researchers have determined that those couples making above $ 50,000 annually have a lower chance of ending their marriage. Having problems coping with the finances of running a household can be stressful. This gets even more problematic when couples begin to fight over the household expenses, and sometimes, these fights ultimately end in the couple’s divorcing.
Marrying at a Young Age It is said that getting married at a younger age may increase the propensity for the couple eventually getting a divorce. According to the website of Professional Counselling, those who get married in their teens have an even greater chance of divorcing later on. By the age of 21 or 22, the chances of divorcing go down. This is because those in their teens clearly still need to mature and to undergo so many other experiences in life before deciding to settle down. When they are married at an early age, they may come across opportunities for work, education or for any other reason that they cannot take advantage of because they are married, and this is oftentimes upsetting.
No Religious Affiliation Not having any religious affiliation can make a person decide on obtaining a divorce more easily. Many couples often try to work out their troubled marriages because their own religious beliefs compel them to try to work out their marriage and reconcile with one another. There are even some faiths that do not allow divorce. The Roman Catholic Church does not recognize divorce; thus couples seeking annual their Roman Catholic Church marriage have an extremely difficult time doing so.
Thus the three main causes of divorce as discussed above, are couples having lower income, couples having been married at a younger age, and couples with one or both partners not having any religious affiliation.
Works Cited
Centers for Disease Control. 2014. Marriage and Divorce. Web. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/marriage-divorce.htm
Meyer, Cathy. 2014. Three Major Causes of Divorce. Web. http://divorcesupport.about.com/od/isdivorcethesolution/a/Three-Major-Causes-Of-Divorce.htm
Professional Counselling. 2014. Causes of Divorce. Web. http://www.professional-counselling.com/causes-of-divorce.html#.VIca8NLF-DM
