About 690,000 couples are reported to have divorced in 2021. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This represents about half of the couples who reported getting married.
Most couples file for a so-called no-fault divorce. This means that a marriage can be dissolved without either of them proving that they have cheated.
However, the union did not end without friction. There are several commonly cited factors that couples feel are straining their marriage. According to Forbes Advisor research.
Here are the biggest conflicts that divorced couples encounter.
- career choice
- parenting differences
- division of housework
- relationship with family
- relationship with friends
- finance
- health choices
Nearly half of those surveyed, 46%, said career choice was the biggest source of conflict in their marriages.
Differences in parenting came in second at 43%.
The couple also said that the division of household chores was a source of conflict. Science backs this up. Women who partnered with men and had children reported lower sexual desire if they were responsible for more of the household chores. According to a 2022 study.
Surveys show that only 5% of divorced people said their marriage could not have been saved.
A whopping 63% said they could have avoided divorce if they had a better understanding of their commitments before marriage. And 54% said they might still be together if they had a better understanding of their spouse’s morals and values before they got married.
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