Staying in a volatile marriage...divorce rate going up

[winterfireflies]

Re: Staying in a volatile marriage…divorce rate going up

@salaam2k14

If desi women tend to never utter or think of divorce unless it is because of extreme reasons that will not change, why is the divorce rate going up amongst desis then?

I’m constantly hearing desis complaining about the divorce rate going up amongst desis and how it’s so sad. I see it in threads here. Why would desis seek divorce unless it was because of something extremely painful?

I think it has to do with ‘progressing’ times. Back in the day, when people got married, they stayed married even if they were miserable because they were forced, due to family pressure, society, etc. Now people don’t think like that or put up with that. If it works, great. If not, no one wants to waste their life with the wrong person.

Can’t really say if it’s a bad thing. When i was younger I used to think my parents’ generation had it easier, everything just seemed so simple for them. As I grew older, I realized decades back people faced the same problems couples do today. But it wasn’t the norm to speak up or stand up for yourself. It shattered my illusion of the perfect life all these elders had, and sometimes I’m just incredibly sad the way some people spent their entire lives.