Divorce Statistics - Divorce Figures Will Make Your Jaw Drop

Current divorce statistics is alarming.

Divorce statistics show that, in some countries, 40 percent of all marriages end in divorce.

This is serious. Think about it. Who are these people getting divorced? They are the same couple who were fiercely in love a couple of months or even a couple of weeks back. They were so in love, so into each other that observers had no iota of doubt that the relationship was bound to succeed.

But just a few months down the road, the relationship cracks, the love falls apart, and what is left is deep-seated desire to destroy one another.

If you haven't seen two ex-lovers in cut-throat winner-takes-it-all fight, watch divorce court on TV. The anger with which husband and wife confront one and another and pursue the case for divorce in divorce court is mind-boggling.

Isn't this the same people who were madly in love a few months back?

The dilemma of marriage, the crisis that follow shortly thereafter, and the divorce proceedings that tear couples apart have forced many to opt for creative alternatives.

High Divorce Figures - Should You Still Marry?

Yes, people have come up with creative alternatives to marriage because of the mind-blowing divorce statistics and the fear it invokes.

The first is live in marriage.

In this case, the two people in the love relationship live together as husband and wife. They're wholly committed to one another and even raise kids together.

However, they are not legally married. This means they can go their separate ways anytime they wish with minimum uproar.

At the very least, they will not have to go through the hassle of divorce proceedings when the the relationship falls apart since they were not married in the first place.

The second option is the open marriage system.

In this case, the man and woman live together like husband and wife but each is free to date anyone he or she chooses.

They share the bills, live like married couples, while at the same time they live separate independent lives.

Each alternative discussed above provides a measure of 'freedom' for the parties in the relationship.

Independence. Freedom.

Sounds like a great idea, right?

Wrong.

Each system has its own flaws. A basic ingredient for success in a marriage relationship missing from the two alternatives above is commitment.

A legal marriage relationship demands the commitment of each party to the relationship. Live in marriage and open marriages lack that level of commitment.

Mind-numbing divorce statistics is frightening, but you can still have a happy married life. I know because I'm a happily married man.

Open marriage and live in marriage are men's strategy to avoid commitment to women. Women are at the losing end after all is said and done.

Demand commitment in marriage. Accept only a legal marriage relationship.

Yes, it may sound old-fashioned. But it's the time-tested path to giving and receiving commitment essential for happiness in a love relationship.

Afraid of marriage because of the terrible divorce statistics? Scared of getting into wedlock because of the high divorce rate?

Don't be.

You can have a happy marriage. Just take things one step at a time.

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