“Do you pay your own car insurance?”, asked Janet. This is my friend Susan’s mom.
“Oh, well you must have two parents then?”
“Oh, well aren’t you lucky!”.
And that’s when I realize how lucky I am that I have both parents who are happily married. Many children grow up in single parent homes. Divorce is a terrifying situation. A promise the husband and wife made earlier to be loyal and faithful to each other forever is being broken. About half of all marriages in the United States today end up failing; they result in divorce. Divorces occur for three main reasons: financial differences, abuse, and a failure to compromise.
Money is a very important necessity to many people. Money is what makes the world go around. Many believe that without money one could not survive. One of the leading causes of divorce is a sudden change in financial stability. A partner losing a job could be one cause of a financial difference. This could lead to pro
Having two parents is something I think all children should experience. People in serious relationships should take in consideration the promises they will be making. Divorce is a terrible, devastating thing. About half of all marriages in the United States end in divorce. Hopefully, the rate goes down in the future, especially since we live in the “best” country in the world.
Another reason for divorce is abuse. There are two types of abuse, mental and physical. These abuses may be triggered in someone when they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The mistreatment of people while under the influence of these substances can cause one to physically or verbally abuse another person. Verbal abuse is usually the type of abuse that goes unseen. This abuse is usually negative words said out loud to another person; usually these phrases or sayings will be repeated over long periods of time. The continued saying of these words might finally stick in the victims head and they will begin to believe wha