Divorce: A Necessary Evil or Easy Exit?

Whether your source of news comes from online media, TV or the latest tabloid, it’s hard to ignore the media hype behind celebrity weddings and divorces. A few years ago, we gave our celebrity couples a few years of matrimonial bliss before they called it quits. Nowadays, divorces are being filed after 72 days or even 72 hours and as a result we have become immune to the negative repercussions associated with divorce. What message are we sending to the young and the old?  According to divorce.com, nearly 50% of marriages in America file for divorce and that number is only increasing.

However, the latest research claims divorce rates among Latino adults are lower than those among whites and African Americans. But interestingly enough, a Pew study tracking interracial marriages found that divorce rates are higher for interracial couples. One study conducted a decade ago found that mixed-race couples had a 41% chance of separation or divorce, compared to a 31% chance for those who married within their race.