How Does A Marriage Fall Apart? Divorce Reseach Reveals Top 10 Reasons
The reasons couples divorce are as varied and different as the individuals involved. However, upon closer examination, it seems that there is often a common thread as to why the breakdown occurred.
The British law firm of Slater & Gordon interviewed 1000 divorcees in order to better understand how a marriage ends up falling apart.
Their research showed that the top 10 reasons given for divorce were: 1 – infidelity, 2 – we were unhappy, 3 – we argued too much, 4 – we fell out of love, 5 – we didn’t communicate anymore, 6 – we wanted different things, 7 – they changed, 8 – we didn’t feel like partners anymore, 9 – they were abusive and 10 – we had money problems.
The rest of the firm’s findings are displayed in the infographic below.
The firm’s results clearly show that divorce is not something that couples enter into lightly. In fact, those surveyed stated that, on average, they thought about divorcing their spouse for 2 years before it actually happened.
In addition, the findings also demonstrate that it is not uncommon for finances to play a … Read More... “Divorce: Why Marriages Fall Apart – And The Survey Says…”