Causes of divorce

 
Divorce can be due to unfaithfulness of one partner, violence and irresponsible behavior such as alcoholism. There are many other reasons that may cause a divorce but regardless of the reason both partners are negatively affected.

Considering the time they have spent together, both partners feel humiliated because they now have to start from scratch while they know the sacrifices they have made for their marriage to have come this far. For husbands it is very stressful because if there are any children that were born in that marriage they are most likely to remain under the custody of the wife.

According to Clarke-Stewart and Brentano (2007), when the family is finally split into two, the husband feels very lonely especially if he was not the one who caused the divorce to take place. If the children are still with their mother, he feels lonely after the day’s work because he has no one to talk to considering that it is during such times that friends are hardly available.

He struggles to remain composed because if he shows any sign of weakness there will be no one to provide a shoulder to lean on. This is because the society in general has a perception that men are stronger than women but this is only true in physical perspective. If he continues to reside in the same area that he lived with his family he may become the subject of ridicule which may cause his self esteem to decline.