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I'm glad you posted here, because I happened to notice while reading wikipedia that Spain and Portugal have the highest divorce rates on the world, at 84% and 94% respectively. Obviously your personal experience doesn't really align with this, but I did want to ask if anyone could help explain why the divorce rates are so high on the Iberian Peninsula.
Strongly agree. But how does that idea take hold? Has Portugal always had elevated divorce rates or is this a recent development?
I also wonder if it has any relation to the legal status of marriage and divorce. Perhaps it's less costly to obtain a divorce in comparison to other countries?
Divorce rates relate new marriages and divorces. In Portugal divorces have increased but even more importantly, new marriages have dropped a lot. That is the cause of the high divorce rate.
As to why people get divorce I’d venture a guess of economic reasons. Portuguese are quite poor, particularly in the European context, and life has gotten even harsher this last decade. That breaks a lot of people.
Natality rates are also low. Fewer babies, fewer reasons to stick together.
Still, as I said, there’s no reason to be cynical about monogamy, love and marriage. Many people make it work very well.
I see. The prolonged harsh economic conditions do make a lot of sense as a reason.
You're preaching to the choir, my friend. I totally agree.