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It’s crazy to think about the divorce rate in this country. About half of all marriages seem to fail for some reason. It’s pretty sad, really. What should be a perfect union between two people has fallen to nothing more than a legal arrangement for some. What makes this all happen? While I’m sure some of it has to do with incompatibility and a rushed marriage, what about the other stuff? I think I heard something that said financial stress is one of the top reasons for divorce, but who knows? I might not know much, but I’m pretty sure that people used to say that love conquers all. My parents have gone through almost a quarter century together, which is amazing. Through it they’ve had plenty of problems pop up, but they’ve always gotten through it. Maybe people think that their marriage problems are unique to themselves and that no one is out there to give them the marriage help that they need. What’s sad about that is that there are plenty of opportunities to get that help – marriage counseling, couples therapy, etc. There’s nothing wrong with seeking help for your marriage problems. In fact, I would think that a marriage is something that you would want to seek help to fix/save. Marriage counseling is supposed to be very helpful, as well. At the very least, it would help bring about some degree of closure, right? In the past few years I’ve been to maybe six or seven weddings. To think that half of those marriages will end up in divorce is crushing – the joy and happiness of each couple on their wedding day was almost tangible for every one. I just hope that they all make it. Every marriage will have problems, I just hope that they’ll have the strength and reasoning to seek marriage counseling or some other marriage counseling alternative such as marriage help books if things ever go south. When it’s something this serious, especially if kids are involved, you really need to try and make things work. It’s not just a legal contract, it’s a part of your identity.