Who said that all fairy tales result in a happy ending?
Divorce. One word. Seven letters. Numerous impact.
Divorce has been frequently, if not always, the outcome of a marriage gone wrong. For many, divorce is the only resolution for problems that do not have immediate solutions. It is the only leeway for an estranged couple to realize things that they were not able to think of before or even when they were still tied together. It is a rapid response to a long, sought-after preparation. It requires lots of effort for both parties - financially, emotionally and psychologically.
For divorce to materialize, one must file an annulment case and spend a hefty sum of money to have the couple's separation approved by the authority. There are many procedures both parties have to undergo before the whole thing results to conformity.
Besides the monetary drought it can deliver, divorce will naturally cause a sense of depression for both the husband and wife. Marriage is not a jump-when-you-want sort of thing. It's an occasion that should be thought of with utmost consideration and care. It's not a one-time-big-time opportunity. Everything should be considered by both parties.
Being a complicated matter in nature, its effect might also inflict the minds and emotions of a complex web of people.
Divorce will severely affect the minds not only of the couple, but also their progenies. It might cause the kids' longing for a father or a mother's care, which they think they will find in the comfort of their peer groups and the like.
Close friends and relatives will also feel the brunt of a couple's divorce, as it will change much of the social patterns that they are used to when the couple was still together. This matter can be adjusted with ease, but not so much with the case of the couple and their progenies.
What seemed to be the unrecognized but significant problem with divorce is that it is not legalized yet in numerous countries. Since its availability is limited to certain places, the idea of divorce might not be a good option, unless migrating to another place is another way. However, this is totally inconvenient for the sole purpose of divorce.
The process might drain a large portion of the couple's totality, but the personal lingering effect of divorce to everybody involved is way more damaging than anything else.
Keywords: divorce, marriage, love, separation