B2 – Upper Intermediate
The desire to dissolve a marriage is typically tough, and spouses may spend years, if not a lifetime contemplating their alternatives. When it comes to starting a separation, however, there is a distinct pattern as to who takes the ultimate ruling.
On average, women end their marriages significantly earlier than males. But why are women more likely to divorce their husbands first?
Let us figure out by reading the entire text.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220511-why-women-file-for-divorce-more-than-men
Discussion Questions:
- Why do you think women are the ones who usually divorce their husbands first?
- Do people get divorced too easily and quickly today? What do you think are the reasons for this?
- What are the most common factors responsible for couples to divorce?
- Does divorce mean part of you is a failure? Explain.
- Why do you think divorce rate is higher in some countries than in others?
- Is being divorced a social stigma in your country? Talk about it.
2 replies on “Women File for Divorce More Than Men”
I think that there are several motives which make women decide to take this such an important decision. One of the most relevant ones is that they no longer depend on a partner to bear the household expenses. Right now, more and more women prefer to study a career and go into the job market so that they can have certain financial independence.
When they get married, their life style changes because not only have they to work outside but also, they have further responsibilities such as raising children and maintaining the house. However, the situation of men does not usually change when they get married and their life style keeps the same as their previous status. In this situation, women feel unhappy and oppressed and realize that the divorce could suppose more freedom for them.
Another important point is that the law around the different Western countries is easing all the steps to get the split up between couples and a person can get divorced in just a week or 15 days at the latest. In contrast, 20 years ago the divorce could last more than a year and, meanwhile the couple had to live in the same house making the situation unbearable.
From my point of view, a divorce is a failure, mainly when there are children involved, because they are those who will suffer the most. In addition, they will lose the stability since much of the time they will need to change from one house into another every week or weekend and in other occasions, they will have to share with the new parent’s partner.
I suppose that the cause of the divorce rate is higher in some countries than others depend on the cultural and religious issues. The higher cultural level of a woman the higher the rate divorce because this person will have more means to live up by herself. On the other hand, some countries in which the divorce is forbidden as Muslim ones, the likelihood of divorce will drop drastically to almost none.
In my country the divorce is so widespread that nobody thinks of it as a stigma. On the contrary, this is another status as it can be single, married or widow.
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