Divorce Ain't Cutting it!

I have heard many men expressed the idea the marriage should be a five-year contract and renewable, if so desired. It seems as thought these few individuals would seek to create a movement to have a national referendum for a five-year marriage contract. Is it that the bliss evaporates after a period of five years?

Divorce is defined as a final legal dissolution of a marriage, that is, that
separation of husband and wife which confers on the parties the right to remarriage under civil, religious and/or other provisions, according to the laws of each country (UN Demographics Yearbook 2006). The termination of a marriage is simply divorce, which is gaining popularity. In the University of Maryland's graph below the trend shows that since the 1950s the divorce activity continues to rise in the USA, while marriages for the same period continue to decline.

Country	Divorce Rate (per 1,000 population per year)
Maldives Guam Belarus Russia United States Ukraine Puerto Rico Cuba Estonia Czech Republic Lithuania Switzerland Finland Denmark Moldova New Zealand United Kingdom Australia Belgium Latvia Sweden Austria Hungary Kazakhstan Germany Luxembourg Canada Norway South Korea Netherlands Costa Rica Uruguay France Hong Kong Japan Portugal Iceland Cyprus Slovakia Kuwait Israel Romania Bahamas Singapore Bahrein Bulgaria Kyrgyzstan Surinam Jordan Barbados Egypt Dominican Republic Poland Slovenia Turkmenistan Tunisia Trinidad and Tobago Qatar Greece Yugoslavia Spain Thailand Mauritius United Arab Emirates South Africa Croatia Venezuela China Ecuador Syria Brunei Macedonia Azerbaijan Iran Macau SAR Panama Uzbekistan Italy Albania Brazil Belize Jamaica Turkey El Salvador Mexico Chile Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia Mongolia Armenia Libya Sri Lanka Guatemala	10.97 4.34 4.3 4.3 4.1 4 3.82 3.54 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.65 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.35 2.3 2.3 2.28 2.2 2.12 2.1 2.04 2.01 2 1.96 1.92 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.58 1.56 1.4 1.37 1.31 1.31 1.3 1.3 1.23 1.22 1.21 1.18 1.17 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.04 1 0.97 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.87 0.87 0.81 0.8 0.79 0.79 0.73 0.73 0.72 0.7 0.7 0.69 0.65 0.65 0.61 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.58 0.55 0.5 0.49 0.48 0.42 0.4 0.4 0.38 0.3 0.24 0.15 0.13
(Source: Americans for Divorce Reform)

The above 2002 data taken from Divorce Magazine.com (http://www.divorcemag.com/statistics/statsWorld.shtml) show that the divorce disease is everywhere. What then are the causes?

Many marriages terminate as a result of the following:

• Failure to communication on issues and problem
• Various form of abuse-domestic violence, drugs and alcohol
• Marital infidelity
• Sexual problems
• Financial issue
  
• incompatibility
• trouble with in laws (monster-in-law)
• different opinions
• religious belief
• issues relating to children
• falling out of love

If your marriage is bothered by any of the above, take action by first discussing the problem or issue. if there is no resolution seek a reliable third party's involvement. Reconciliation may take time and forgiveness is necessary.

Take care.