It’s a striking statistic: in heterosexual marriages in the United States, women initiate approximately 69 % of divorces. ( whitleylawfirmpc.com+5American Sociological Association+5divorce.com+5 ) That means roughly seven out of ten divorces begin when the wife files the papers. This figure raises a cascade of deeper questions: Why is this so? What changed in marriage, in gender roles, in personal expectations? And — perhaps hardest of all — what does it say about how we now define relationships, commitment and fulfillment? In this post I trace the data, the psychology, and the cultural shift that undergirds this major trend: from the “marriage as survival and shared struggle” model of one era, to the “marriage as self-actualization and fulfillment” model of the next. Ultimately, I argue that divorce initiation statistics are not simply about failing marriages—they are also a reflection of how modern ideology, gender dynamics and the meaning of commitment have evolved. 1. The Numbers...
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