Causes_of_Divorce

Causes of Divorce About half of all American marriages that occur will end in divorce (“Family...” 37-41). That is the conclusion that is being drawn from most studies done today. The divorce rate in the Untied States has been traveling upwards for more then a century. In fact between 1960 and 1980 the rate of divorce surged nearly 250% (“Divorce... 2). The divorce rate has stabilized since the 1980’s but it is still the highest in the industrialized world by far. Studies show that today 40% of all first marriages will end in divorce compared to only 16% in the 1960’s. It has also been found that upwards of 60% of all remarriages will not last either (“Divorce…” 2). The question being asked is why' Stress can be a huge cause of marital difficulties (LaFayette 18). One thing that has come up numerous times in research is that money causes the most stress for married couples. According to PREP (Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program), money is said to start more arguments then any other topic. Citibank also states that their research shows money to be the leading cause of divorce (“Money…” 128). divorce, marriage, people, states, state, rate, money, married, getting, divorce, young, being, person, one, much, laws, causes, tyre, teenagers, oklahoma, marriages, fired, fault, couples, cause, together, today, time, things, stress, said, research, program, problem, major, lot, fact, end, divorced, about, years, work, way, relationship, reason, programs, prep, own, make, having