[carlmr]

Number one is very true. My generation has so many children of divorced parents that I don't see these trust issues ever being fixed.

I'm not sure if it's attributable to porn though. I think it's rather our individualistic, bordering on narcissistic, culture that is driving this.

As the old saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. The next best thing after the village is the family.

But in a society where the individual is celebrated and divorce is so common, the whole burden of raising the child rests either on the mother or the father. And that is just too much to deal with.

I think if you look back in human history it was natural that the tribe would take care of all the children, thereby spreading the burden a lot. But we don't have the tribe anymore. And the families are now breaking apart, too.

[Jochim]

The alternative of growing up with parents/grandparents that obviously despise each other isn't any less harmful.

[willis936]

Divorce rates are going down and have been for generations.

[meowfly]

The rates don't matter here because the overhanging threat of divorce is what sways someone from having children.

I'm a DINK myself; I've watched the complexity of my friend's divorce with children and I perceive it as more evidence I've made a good decision.

[smith002]

you’re insane, divorce has exploded since the 50s

[abenga]

You're wrong, maybe rates went up drastically once it became socially acceptable, but since then they have had a decline [1].

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/marriage-divorce.htm?CDC_AA_re..., for rates since 1990.