Topic > What happened to Forever? The Consequences of Divorce…

Most couples get married in the hope that their marriage will last forever. Many couples recite vows to each other during their wedding ceremony in which they vow to love each other “in sickness and in health, in riches and in poverty, until death do them part.” Unfortunately, statistics show that as many as 50% of couples seek to end their marriage through the divorce process (“Children and Divorce”). Once a divorce occurs, there can be negative consequences for the couple, for the children involved and for society as a whole. No one gets married with the expectation that it will end in divorce and this leaves those involved forever wondering what happened. Divorce is the legal termination of a marriage between two people. There are many negative consequences that affect the couple themselves who are going through divorce. Depression, financial instability, social stigma, anxiety, and anger are some of the emotional and physical problems that affect the couple during the divorce process (Rahman, Giedraitis, and Akhtar 27). Divorce is already a stressful time in a couple's life...