Believe it or not, the federal government is willing to invest a hundred million dollars to keep couples from splitting up. With this kind of money and such a strong emphasis on the promotion of healthy marriages, I did a little background digging.
According to DivorceForm.org, the main reason for an increase in divorces is simply that divorce has become easier. "No fault" divorce has caused an explosion in divorces, as anyone can simply end a marriage by just leaving. And nobody wins. Divorce litigation is up, kids suffer, society suffers. In fact, the writers of DivorceForm.org as seeking to introduce Divorce Reform. Primarily their idea is to educate people on the negative effects of divorce.
Meanwhile, other sources are more optimistic. Marketwatch says that people marrying in the last decade generally tend to stay together more than previous-decade marriages.
And here's an interesting note: to help people understand how divorce differs based on factors like education
, age of marriage, and the era in which you married, Stevenson -- in partnership with divorce360.com -- developed The Marriage Calculator to show these differences to the public. Moreover, this calculator lets people see how the incidence of divorce evolves throughout the life of a marriage.
The calculator uses data from the U.S. Census bureau to allow users to compare themselves to others who married about the same time period, have a similar education and have been married as long as you. With the marriage calculator, you can find out how many people with similar backgrounds have divorced. In addition, it estimates how many people like you are likely to get divorced in the next five years.
However, at any rate, Americans seem to be among the most divorce-prone people in the World - so it makes sense that our Government would be trying to address this.
What do you think? Do you think that divorce is a big problem in our society? And if so, what would you do with $100,000,000 to solve it?
