why the increase in divorce? Options

[USCavalry]

i saw it on the news or something too lazy to look up the actual numbers but anyway.. the divorce rate has increaed substanityally over the past decades due to several theorized possibilites. two examples: increasing independance of woman with womens' rights and more reliable birth control and abortion.

i think society has become a superficial crack pot of drugs sex and money. then again thats my answer for most things. what do you think?

[coconutter]

i don't see how it's that absurd to you that there would be a connection. women can support themselves now and don't need to stay with someone for that. that would obviously have an effect on women being more likely to divorce knowing they can support themselves now vs. before when they couldn't.

no one is saying women gaining equality is bad, they are just saying it could have caused an increase in divorce. we obviously would rather have women's rights than a "good" divorce rate regardless.

True, but like I said before if women or men would take their time in relationships and live with each other before they decide to get married, then women wouldn't have to support themselves alone to begin with.

Granted you have good points, it wasn't specified at first, leaving me to believe that women's rights in general were affecting divorce rates. Which left a big question mark in my head. It makes sense now though.

STILL, it most likely does have a lot to do with rushing into things, moreso than womens rights or abortion/birth control. They shouldn't be the only things to blame.