Introduction
The US bureau of statistics stated in 2008 that the rate of divorce among Americans is 50% (Vail, 1). The high rate of divorce can be attributed to the many people who have unrealistically high expectations regarding marriage. Some people expect marriage to turn out to be extremely glamorous without any challenges. Other people have high and unrealistic expectations on how they want their spouses to treat and relate with them. People should prepare adequately for marriage in order to avoid unrealistic expectations that are prerequisite for divorce. The expectations regarding marriage come from the observations that one ...