Why Married Couples in New Jersey Ultimately Decide to Call it Quits
Marriage is such a beautiful thing, unfortunately, it can turn ugly. No one goes into a marriage with the plan to eventually end it. We’ve all heard the stat in New Jersey and around the country, “50% of all marriages end in divorce.” Thankfully, this isn’t true for all of life’s commitments.
While there are many reasons why pairs decide to go their separate ways, and Forbes conducted a study to find out the underlying forces that contribute to divorce, why couples choose to get married, and what they could have done to save their marriage.
What they found is that the biggest factor in getting a divorce was lack of family support with 43%, followed by Infidelity or extramarital affairs with 34%.
Lack of compatibility, Lack of intimacy, and too much conflict or arguing all ranked with 31%.
Financial stress came in at 24% with lack of commitment at 23% and parenting differences at 20%.
Marrying too young (10%), opposing values or morals (6%), substance abuse (3%), physical and/or emotional abuse (3%), and pursuing different lifestyles (1%) also made the list.
When it comes to why couples get married 42% say it was for financial security. Companionship came in second with 39%, followed by love at 36%. 34% of couples have gotten married as a show of commitment. The same percentage is true for those who marry to start a family. 25% say they married for medical insurance, 16% for legal reasons, and 7% wed because of family pressure.
Yahoo recently reported that many couples with children know that their marriage is doomed, but wait until the kids become adults to dissolve their union.
In hindsight, 63% think a better understanding of the commitment of marriage before tying the knot could have saved their marriage.
56% listed a better understanding of the values and morals of their partner. Unfortunately, other regrets making the list are waiting to start a family at 44%, seeking professional help from a therapist (42%), and waiting longer to get married (40%).
29% said that living together prior to being married could have helped. Sadly, 5% believe their marriage could not have been saved at all.
Celebrity Breakups and Divorces of 2023
Hunter Schafer & Dominic Fike
The Euphoria castmates went public with their romance last February. In a July interview, Fike said that he’s “done being in relationships right now” due to his struggle with codependency. He went on to speak optimistically about filming the third season with Schafer: “I think it’ll be fine. We’re all adults, kind of. I’m trying.”
Kylie Jenner & Travis Scott
The on-and-off couple called it quits for good (we think) in January. They share two children together: daughter Stormi, and son Aire. Though they have this turbulent relationship, the two “always remain friends and great co-parents.”
