[wyclif]

I doubt it would work in the US, too. Not only is the stigma against divorce now almost non-existent, we have no-fault divorce law. And people marry and divorce at a higher rate than ever before. It's easy come, easy go. And I would say that our system has a lot of bad effects, too: broken homes and single-parent childrearing are crippling our social structure.

[sgk284]

The divorce rate peaked in the 80s and has been declining ever since in the States.

Here's the last 15 years, but can't find the full data set right now: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/marriage_divorce_tables.htm

[gakada]

It's amusing that these statistics are on the CDC website.

[mmmBacon]

What's amusing about that? Divorce can be devastating to a person's physical and mental health as can many other social problems. So it seems logical to me that the CDC tracks this.

[lectrick]

Similar to Global Thermonuclear War in the movie WarGames, the only winning move may soon simply be not to play :O

[pookeh]

Yes but marriage rates have also been falling. No marriage no divorce.

[bryanlarsen]

The major alternative to divorce is dysfunctional families which is similarly crippling to children.

[lectrick]

Evidence?

Also false dichotomy. We do not know the percentage of successful marriages with undiscovered affairs.

[brianwawok]

How about counseling? That is a pretty grim view.