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Originally Posted by KSig RC
Oh my God - are you serious?
It's not that the counseling was better - the sanctions were worse! (both applied by society and family, not to mention the law)
Divorce should probably be even more common than it is right now - people shouldn't stay in unhappy marriages. In the past, they did. It's not rocket science.
ETA: EE-BO's point on choice is spot-on
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absolutely correct... the ramifications of divorce back when were much worse than they are today (religious, societal, familial, legal). Plus, if a couple were to divorce and had children, then a whole host of issues comes up-- who will care for them? Obviously, the mother would have the time, but the father was the one who made the money. In these cases, it just made more sense for a couple to stay together for the children. Today, both parents work (in a lot of cases), so monetary support and time are really moot points. In addition, the advent of the "no-fault" divorce hiked up the numbers because people could get out of marriages without a "fault" or reason.
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