Originally Posted by Lafem

@Kikis and Iuwa: While you ladies did make some valid points, I think you failed to consider the uniqueness of America's position in this matter. Like I stated earlier, the country leads the rest of the world in divorce and broken homes -- that statistic is not by mistake, nor is it haphazard. The high divorce rate isn't unconnected with certain factors that are unique to the american social and legal system, factors which are absent in most other societies.

It's no secret that the u.s. makes divorce way too easy and accessible, especially with its 'no fault' divorce laws/provisions; which allows a spouse to demand and cause the breakup of the marriage even if the other spouse is committed to maintaining the relationship. It's a generally know fact that stable and healthy marriages/families are the bedrock of society and consequently should to be strengthened and not weakened. A society that makes legal provisions that create incentives that promote divorce/broken-homes is only setting itself up for disaster. Indeed, some marriages are beyond repair, however, for the collective good of society, such unfortunate cases should not become the norm, abeg. When a society with an almost extreme individualistic culture and ideological bias for a rabid form of feminism legislates laws that dispropotionately favor one gender above the other in the event of divorce, going as far as rewarding the intiator of the divorce [which overwhelming turn out to be women] with child-support, alimony settlements and other financial gains, why then should a woman feel motivated to fight to save her marriage, when she stands to 'gain' more from being divorced? In a litigation frenzied environment like the u.s., where the courts are the preferred resort for settling domestic and inter-personal disputes, is it any wonder then that the country's divorce rate is the highest in the world?