“Till death do us part” – a phrase not taken too seriously in the 11 countries with the highest divorce rates in the world. Marriage is always a big step with needs a lot of consideration to take, but today’s people are more and more willing to make quick, not thoroughly thought through decisions because of how prone to change everything is in life. Sometimes going with the flow and listening to your heart should just remain things you hear in the midst of a tear-jerking TV drama episode.
However grim divorces look, though, they can’t be that bad if you manage to pick yourself up and continue your life happily. Even some of the 10 most sexually active countries in the world are among the ones with the higher than average divorce rates, so passion isn’t all it takes to have a successful life together with your partner. In fact, lack of intimate contact is only one of the many common reasons marriage can end in divorce and certainly not the biggest one. Some of the bigger reasons why are things like poor financial status, impossible expectations and rushing it far too much for anything to succeed. Other people want out of their holy matrimony because of the lack of space for self expression or changes in their partners’ personality.
Aside from having more and more frequent divorces, people in developed countries are also increasingly abstaining from marriage until a more ripe age. Maybe marriage is going out of fashion or maybe it is no longer funny compatible with our way of life in the modern world. Even so, it surely hasn’t lost the fight yet. Every day there are probably thousands upon thousands of couples standing at whatever kind of altar their culture employs that create a holy union between each other. Let’s see where a bigger part of these holy unions end up as a stack of papers on some lawyer’s desk and a pile of mixed feelings and memories.
11. Ukraine
Ukraine seems to have been in the midst of more conflicts on different fronts than the political, taking the 11th place on our list.
10. Switzerland
The land of fine mechanics, chocolate and wine takes the tenth spot on this list with relationships as cold as the glaciers you see on travel agency ads.
9. Czech Republic
The Czech Republic’s affinity for good beer certainly doesn’t help dampen the pressure of married life, giving it the ninth spot on our list.
8. Cuba
Cuba’s passionate dances and lush lands, combined with the shining sun apparently don’t bring happiness to anything more than tourists. People there probably can’t resist kicking back with a cigar and no family on your mind.
7. Lithuania
Lithuania takes the seventh spot on this list of the 11 countries with the highest divorce rates, also plagued by unhappy husbands and wives alike.
6. Belgium
If Belgium’s marriages were as sweet as the fine chocolate the country is popular with, its divorce rates wouldn’t make the sixth spot on this list.
5. Moldova
Despite being a fairly developed country, life in Moldova is still tough. Ever since the falling apart of the USSR, conditions in Moldova have been far from pink.
4. Gibraltar
Standing on the edge of Europe, Gibraltar is a country of immense cultural and original variety which could be a reason for the mismatches in marriage its people suffer from.
3. United States
Many of you probably expected to see the US farther down towards the first spot and for a good reason. People there have made a profitable business out of divorces and their handling.
2. Belarus
Belarus stands landlocked by countries with particularly high divorce rates. However, none of them are quite as high as Belarus’ own, taking the second spot.
1. Russia
This list of the 11 countries with the highest divorce rates is topped by the giant that Russia is. With so much barren land, harsh climate and poverty you shouldn’t be surprised by the results.
