There were over 2 million marriages across the United States in 2016. There were also over 800,000 divorces in 2016. Divorces happen all across the country for a variety of different reasons. Each couple has their own issues, which may lead to one person feeling the need to file for divorce. Overwhelmingly, the woman in the relationship is the one who files for divorce. In a study done by sociologist Michael Rosenfeld at Stanford University, it was found that 69% of divorces were initiated by women.
Reasons
Why would women be the first to file for divorce in so many cases? Some of the possible reasons are listed below:
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Sources:
https://web.stanford.edu/~mrosenfe/Rosenfeld_gender_of_breakup.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/marriage-divorce.htm
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