Your Friends and Family’s Divorce May Have An Impact On Your Marriage (Part A)

If you are a woman who is considering divorce in Virginia, you probably already know the reasons why divorce has crossed your mind, but there are some contributing factors for divorce that might surprise you.

Is Divorce "Contagious"?

Divorce in Virginia is a multi-faceted issue. Every couple has their own unique marital relationship and their own ways to measure the health and future viability of a relationship.

Divorce in Virginia-and elsewhere in the nation/world-is also a major social issue that in the last 30 years has drawn the interest of the general public and the scientific community.

Social scientists have conducted studies in an attempt to better understand what factors contribute to divorce, and why certain couples choose divorce over other possible options.

Recent divorce studies conducted at several major U.S. universities indicate that divorce can be contagious.

While this might sound a bit hard to believe, the numbers are pretty convincing. An individual who has a divorced co-worker is 55% more likely to get a divorce. If your friend gets a divorce, that number jumps to a shocking 147%.

Why Divorce in Our Social Circle Affects Us

Human beings are social creatures; we're designed to pick up on and respond to cues from our circle of family and friends.

One very simple example of this is the yawn effect. When one person in a group yawns, other people in close proximity will "catch" the yawn and start yawning, too.

Of course, a divorce in Virginia is much more than a yawn; it's a serious and life-changing event, but similar rules still apply.

A friend's or family member's divorce in Virginia may draw attention to the fault lines in your marriage. It can magnify the points of conflict and pain that exist in every relationship.

If you knew the couple when they were happy, you might start to think of how completely a relationship can change over time.

Also, the general beliefs that "everyone is doing it" and that most people divorce eventually can make a couple with marital problems more likely to look for the exit.

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