Can We Reverse Today's Depressing Marriage Statistics?

With the amount of money spent on wedding ceremonies, the marriage statistics of how many people actually stay married is very depressing. People do not have the ability to compromise anymore. It is my way or the highway for most young people today. They file for divorce on petty things and often do not give their marriage a chance to work. If it is not perfect, they want to get rid of it like a malfunctioning toaster rather than figuring out what went wrong and trying to fix it themselves or seek outside help in the form of therapy.

Marriage statistics vary from state to state and country to country but the trend is the same; more young people are opting to dissolve their marriage way too soon. Of course if there is a legitimate reason like an abusive husband or an unfaithful wife, having the option to divorce is a great privilege. There are many religions, such as Hinduism, where the women is bound to the man she marries for seven births as they believe in reincarnations. She cannot file for divorce under the laws of her faith. Some secular, governmental institutions may allow for some loopholes but it is not allowed in the strictest sense.

Therefore, having the option is great but misusing it is not especially if a lot of money or children are also in the equation. There are so many statistics about broken marriages where alimony and child support payments force people to file for bankruptcy. What may have been solved by some compromises ends up becoming another failed marriage statistic.

Aim for Middle Ground

One way to reverse these depressing marriage statistics is to offer pre-marital counseling to young and old couples so that they realize that driving thru a chapel in Vegas is not just something you do for fun. It is reversible, but it need not be an excuse to not give the relationship a fair shot. Compromise is the biggest thing you can do to make your marriage succeed.
If he likes to spend time with his parent's and that drives you crazy, middle ground can be found. You could plan to do something else that day or just visit them for a while en route to a romantic dinner with your honey.

Think of it as an investment where you will see dividends when you can use the doting grandparents as free babysitters for your children. Look for that silver lining in every cloud and resolve to not becoming a marriage statistic without giving your relationship a fair chance; after all you deserve that much.