Like the situation he and his spouse had endured, divorce can be an unexpected and a painful process for many couples. Allgood works at the Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic at the Family Life Center on 493 North 700 East, in Logan. The effects of a divorce can often include the person having to reveal identity as a single person, again. The person, who left or was left, often has to change their circle of friends and deal with economics on their own, Allgood said. Psychologically, there is a sense of loss that women and men can go through differently.
Women are often more lonely whereas men have regrets and can be vindictive, after a divorce.
Depending on the cultural background of the family, divorce can also seem as a major trauma for the family. There is less divorce among people who marry later in life. Helping People Deal with Divorce website. Allgood supports this statement and said couples that marry under the age of 20 and have a baby, have an 85 to 95 percent chance of divorce, because pregnancy is hard and many do not know how emotional the affect of pregnancy at a young age can be. Possibly fewer women divorce now than a decade ago, according to the Split Up website.