Factors Leading To Divorce and Infidelity

Factors Leading To Divorce and Infidelity

The rise in the number of couples seeking divorce has been quite concerning for the past decade. In the United States, for example, researchers have shown that at least 50% of the first marriages are most likely to end up in divorce. Also, 58.7% of all second marriages end in divorce. What is concerning is not the basic statistic but rather, the rising numbers. Between 1990-2000, a percentage of 52 were recorded for first marriages seeking a divorce. In the next decade, this number would see a rise to at least 67% the last decade (Wilson 20). The younger the couples are, the more likely that their marriage would end…