I would have thought this statistic should have got more attention.
On some coverage it doesn't seem to be even mentioned!
"..93% of the time, it was women who had petitioned for divorce."



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4198951.stm

Affairs 'main reason for divorce'

The number of divorces caused by family strains rose in 2004
Extra-marital affairs are still the number one reason for divorces, a
new survey has revealed.
But family strains and emotional or physical abuse have shown
significant increases as other causes, the survey of UK matrimonial
lawyers showed.

Adulterous behaviour accounted for 27% of all cases in 2004, down from
a total of 29% in the previous year.

The survey also found that 13% of marriages in 2004 ended because of
mid-life crises.

'Co-operative'

The number of divorces caused by family strains rose from 11% in 2003
to 18% while the figure for emotional or physical abuse rose from 10%
to 17%.

The first five years of any marriage is pretty much divorce-free and
if the union last beyond 20 it looks set for life

Toni Pincott, matrimonial expert

Toni Pincott, a matrimonial expert with Grant Thornton's forensic
practice which conducted the survey, said: "Divorce is becoming much
more co-operative than it ever was with very few divorces now ending up
in court.

"According to our survey's results, the first five years of any
marriage is pretty much divorce-free and if the union lasts beyond 20
it looks set for life."

MAIN REASONS FOR DIVORCE 2004
Extra-marital affair - 27%
Family strains - 18%
Abuse - 17%
Mid-life crisis - 13%
Addictions - 6%
Workaholism - 6%
Source: Grant Thornton

In divorces triggered by extra-marital affairs, men were three times
more likely to be adulterous than women while 78% of those which were
the result of family strains involved the families of women compared to
12% involving men's.

The survey found that, 93% of the time, it was women who had petitioned
for divorce.

And in 2004, women achieved a better or considerably better settlement
than men 60% of the time.

Pre-nuptial agreements continued to increase in popularity with more
than 98% of matrimonial lawyers reporting higher or similar demand for
these services than in the previous year.



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