... less of a spiritual union and more a personal commitment, which can be abandoned if it fails. This has led to a decline in marriage and a rise in the number of people cohabitating. Rising expectations of marriage is another factor for a rise in the divorce rate. People demand and expect more from their marriage than perhaps their parents and grandparents settled for. Unlike the older generation, who had lower expectations of marriage and stayed together through unhappy or empty shell marriages. Nowadays couples will divorce and reform new relationships. A woman's role has changed greatly over the last 30yrs. Today women are increasingly entering the labour force and earning their own wage. This meant they were no longer financially dependant on men. That enables them to resist male power. Marriage has become less of a financial necessity for women. This has made it easier for women to leave unhappy or ...

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