your opinion about divorce in 1500 words
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Divorce…
Ultimately, if the relationship doesn’t work any more, divorce is fine. Divorce doesn’t mean that you have to resent or hate the other person. I think that resenting and hating is a myth perpetuated by adults that do not want to take responsibility for their role in the relationship not working. But that’s just one of many scenarios.
Some people just fall out of love. Others don’t feel they can trust a partner any longer based on behavior. Other’s physically or mentally abuse their partner. Like I wrote, there are all sorts of reasons and rationales for divorce. All of the reasons are valid for the couple getting a divorce. Sometimes too, a partner is capable of forgiving the other partner, but can’t forgive their actions.
At any rate, divorce is not a bad thing. Sometimes a thing breaks and you just can’t put it back together. Some might tell you that, based on their religion, that divorce is not acceptable. I’m not touching that… if you’ve got a religion-based taboo about divorce, well, that’s between you and your beliefs.
Separating and divorce is a much better option (in my opinion) than forcing an uneasy truce of a marriage “for God” or “for the kids” that has a constant background noise where resentment and anger are lurking all of the time. Staying together for one’s children accomplishes nothing because children really do pick-up on the resentment and anger behind a forced marriage.
Explanation:
Divorce is a heavy concept that has many implications for those involved. The situation becomes even more consequential when children are considered. As divorce has become more commonplace in society, millions of children are affected by the separation of the nuclear family. How far-reaching are these effects? And is there a time when divorce is beneficial to the lives of the children? This paper will examine some of the major research and several different perspectives regarding the outcomes of divorce for the children involved, and whether it can actually be in the best interest of the kids.
II. Review of Evidence
The first study to be considered is a qualitative study which spanned a 25 year period and looked at 131…show more content…
It found that 60% of children of divorce ended up getting married versus 80% of the comparison group, and the majority chose not to have children of their own (Wallerstein & Lewis, 2004).
In the contrary, another longitudinal study took place across two decades with a cohort of preschoolers (4 years old) whose parents had been separated between 12-18 months. They were assessed again two years later (age 6) and then follow-ups occurred at 10, 16 and 24 years of age. The sample was expanded at each assessment and ended up including divorced, non-divorced and remarried individuals among 450 families. The most significant finding of the study was that 75% of the children were able to positively adjust between 2 – 6 years post divorce, while 25% still struggled with psychosocial problems for decades (Zimiles, 2004). Another significant two-part longitudinal study took place over a 17 year period and examined a sample of 85 children of divorced families.