I do But Not For Long

Marriage is the foundation in which families are built upon. With more people opting for divorce and even more people cohabitating the family foundation is being weakened. “Not so long ago marital relationships consisted of three elements: an economic bond of mutual dependency; a social bond supported by the extended family and larger community; and a spiritual bond upheld by religious doctrine, observance and faith”<(http://marriage.rutgers.edu)>. With the disappearance of these elements, most couples enter into marriage with the hope that it will last forever but achieving this goal without them has become a more difficult feat. Although, the divorce rate has slowed down and leveled off, almost half of all marriages will end in divorce or separation.


Divorce Statistics
About one million U.S. marriages are expected to end in divorce in 2001. Here are some other divorce statistics:
Divorce rate for Americans (1999) 4.1 per 1,000
Lowest Divorce Rat...