by Emmanuel Ikechukwu

Created on: October 12, 2009   Last Updated: October 20, 2009

Divorce can be said to be the termination of marriage. Divorce can happen when either of the couples decides to call their marriage quits because of issues best known to him or her or still when both couples decides that they are no longer compatible with each other and so decides to go their separate ways. Divorce occurs mostly in the Americas and Europe and the reason for the high occurrence rates there is a topic for another day.

However, top reasons for divorce could be as a result of lack of communication between couples, infidelity, alcohol addiction by either of the couples or even both, bad habits and traits, sexual incompatibility, financial problems, abandonment, emotional abuse, lack of maturity, interference from parents or in-laws, lack of commitment in marriage, irreconcilable differences, mental illness, tolerance e.t.c. These and many more causes are the reasons for divorce but the one reason I think is the major top reason for divorce is lack of communication between couples.

Lack of communication occurs when either of the couple bridges a gap between both of them and this could happen whether intentionally or unintentionally. In this case, the husband or wife does not feel free to discuss issues with his wife or husband, or still there is not much time for communication between the couples to really communicate and get along with themselves. This could be as a result of jobs or careers, where either of the couple is more interested in his or her business than the family. In most cases also, either the wife is afraid to relate issues to his husband because the husband is very strict and rigid and most times shouts on her, or both parties neglect talking to themselves because they have come to notice that their partner does not take them seriously or also in a situation where the husband or wife shows an "I don't care attitude" to issues concerning either them or the family in general. Lack of communication breaks marriage more than anything. When married people spend more time outside themselves and their homes, then there is bound to be a problem. Some may think financial problem or emotional abuse is the top reason for divorce but I beg to differ because even in lack, when there is understanding in marriage, tolerance, quality discussions between couples, the marriage will stand above divorce and all these still boils down to communication fears or lack of communication in the marriage. But still emotional abuse should also not be taken for

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