The fact that we are being effected should tell us that we are the ones that either have to accept divorce as the thing to do when you have a problem, or find a way to educate society on how serious divorce is. It's not that marriage has become any less important, it is just that the emergency exit door at the end of the hallway has gotten a little bigger. The thought of divorce being a bad decision is not always the case. When things are stressful in the home for the whole family you could be doing more harm than good. The thought of divorce is not one that should always be looked at as a copout or a way to end poor planning.
Divorce plays a very important role in society by giving people the right to make mistakes.
The problem lies now in how easy it is to feel as though you have made a mistake and you want out. Society is filled with deadlines and distractions that not only put a strain on the spouse, but a strain on the amount of energy that they are willing to put into the relationship. The simple fact that we have more frustration in our lives and the door is open wider makes it that much easier to give up and eliminate one more frustration that seems to be plaguing us everyday. With the idea that divorce has become morally neutral, it looks as though we are building a society that will always have a way out.