Interesting map of European divorce rates: I think Ireland’s lower rate isn’t so much down to cultural Catholicism as it is people not getting married at a stupidly young age. Thoughts?
Interesting map of European divorce rates: I think Ireland’s lower rate isn’t so much down to cultural Catholicism as it is people not getting married at a stupidly young age. Thoughts?
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I think it’s down to the housing crisis. Divorce is either for the wealthy or demeaning where a grown parent moves in with random housemates
When I lived in the UK I couldn’t believe how many I people I met who were divorced or had parents who divorced. It’s so common.
I’m my opinion the age thing does come into it; in the UK people view getting married like they’re buying a car, in Ireland people view getting married like buying a house. The level of commitment is different.
I still am terrified of getting married having seen my parents/grandparents etc hate each other for years but refuse to divorce cos it was too “much hassle” and the whole protracted nature of having a divorce would put you off.
I’d say you’re bang on. All of my friends have been in their mid to late 30’s when getting married. I prefer it this way.
It’s actually very hard to get officially divorced in Ireland, a lot of people just seperate
It is a shame that divorce is seen as a bad thing in so many situations. If someone takes a chance on a college degree or a job and later on decides to change direction it is totally fine, but if they are brave and get married when they think it is a good idea and later realize they would rather change their circumstances, it is perceived as having made a mistake.
Relationships change over time, and getting divorced should be treated as natural part of life. Not everybody has to go through it, but it should be made as easy and seamless as possible so a lot of people don’t have to endure unhealthy relationships.
Ireland also has no fault divorce and we don’t really recognise prenups. Id imagine many stay around not to end up completely bankrupt / homeless.
Divorce is a relatively recent thing in Ireland compared to a lot of Europe and even now – to my knowledge – it’s not as easy as it is in a lot of those other countries.
Ireland also has a relatively high natality rate, which typically correlates with a younger age of marriage, so I doubt the lower divorce rate has to do with a later age here.
I love how confused threads about divorce rates are. It’s hard to even get consensus if a low divorce rate is a positive or not.