>>> They are talking about making divorce harder to get in the UK as
 >>> well which is sad because it doesn't achieve anything, just makes
 >>> the pain even worse.
 >> I see this as a moneymaker or the government wouldn't even bother.
 >> I'm sure they will order marriage counseling which would have to be
 >> paid by the couple. Or it could be that more *usually the woman*
 >> ends up in the welfare system onc they are divorced. It sure isn't
 >> for the best interest of the couple or the children.

 SR> I do think there is a desire to keep families together but this is
 SR> based on the old ideals of families which are not always the best way
 SR> anyway.

From a lot of things I've heard about marriages in the past there should have
been more divorces, but most didn't do it because of the stigma that was and
sometimes still is attached to it. Of course, there were religious reasons too
for some.

Sharon

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