Marquardt's View On Divorce

Some might read Marquardt’s review and believe that it would be better to stay in an unhappy relationship or marriage for the sake of the children than for parents to divorce. Do you agree with this statement?
Marquardt’s view is that procreation and socialization are two important roles and families provide economic and emotional support which is important for functioning in society and points out that divorce may not be for the best interest of the children because it does cause harm to some more than others. However, she also supports that research does show that “children, on average do better after a high-conflict marriage ends but the same research by Paul Amato and Alan Booth, also shows that only one-third of divorces end in high-conflict …show more content…
If there is abuse that is a whole different issue because that can be serious for all parties and my first marriage was abusive and there was no working it out because he had a serious drinking problem and would not get help or stop drinking. Addiction to drugs, alcohol, or abuse ends many marriages and in these cases I feel a divorce may be better because of the negative effects from the situations. Of course, people can get help with addictions and marriages can stay together if people get help and want to stay together, however, that is not true for everyone such as in my …show more content…
Domestic abuse situations get worse instead of better and when the person thinks the person will change or that they can work it out that is most often not the case. Furthermore, the longer a person stays with an abuser the less likely they are to leave because of fear and because they become sick themselves from living with the abuser because of the power and control the abuser has on them. In my case, getting out was the best choice because I got out sooner than later, however, mentally and emotionally it messed me up for quite a