As we have seen in the past, divorce can be more than just an emotional issue; it can be downright bizarre. While divorce may be the result of bizarre circumstances in any given case, the reasons that have been accepted as grounds for divorce in different places throughout history have sometimes been surprisingly unusual.
10. Thousands of Egyptian divorces blamed on Candy Crush
Whether you like it or not, you can't deny that Candy Crush was a very popular game. Only in 2020 he brought more $1 billion in revenue and has over a quarter of a billion players. It turns out that all that money and all those players may be a little too into the game, because Candy Crush has been mentioned in a lot of Egyptian scams. And by a lot, we mean there have been a lot of them. 8000 to 17,000 people And that's just a drop in the bucket compared to the divorces caused by PlayStation, which is blamed for another 250,000 divorces.
As a result of the games and a number of more traditional issues, Egypt's divorce rate has risen to the highest in the world - 40%.
9. Pigeon racing leads to divorces in Indonesia
In the Western world, things like greyhound and horse racing are still quite popular among both casual fans and punters. Around the world, in places like Indonesia, pigeon racing captivates crowds. And just like people who bet on ponies, pigeon racing punters can take things too far.
As early as 2017, Indonesian officials began noticing a rise in divorces linked to pigeon racing. Husbands who bet and losing money on pigeons, became unacceptable for a number of marriages, and this seemed to be the main reason for filing documents.
Gambling wasn't the only reason, though. As the sport grew in popularity, some men simply devoted their time to growing and training their own pigeons, much to the chagrin of their wives.
8. Using Facebook more than 1 hour per day
You can't rock a cat on the internet without finding an article that talks about something terrible being attributed to Facebook. Whether it's spreading misinformation or shutting down various websites because They lied about the video metrics , the company is constantly mired in controversy. And it turns out they're also being accused of ruining marriages.
As early as 2012, there was growing evidence that marriages were finding Facebook at the center of many divorces. Ironically, every third divorce in the UK blamed Facebook and social media for the problems. A study at the time linked people who spent an hour or more a day on Facebook to serious family problems.
Most divorce lawyers in the US have acknowledged that social media is becoming a growing problem, with Facebook being mentioned in thirds divorce cases. Infidelity was one of the main reasons why Facebook's name was removed as people ended up messaging members of the opposite sex inappropriately.
Facebook has also been used in many custody hearings as evidence that one party has said cruel or inappropriate things to children or ex-spouses.
7. Retired Husband Syndrome Causes Divorce in Japan
Retirement for most people is a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of years of hard work. You have money saved to see you through life, and you can just relax and enjoy doing what you always wanted to do. Whether many of us will get the chance to retire is another matter, but for those in Japan who have already done so, it brings a whole new set of challenges.
Retired husband syndrome is the name given to a stress-related condition that is very common in Japan, and until 60% elderly women experience it. This happens when the husband, who has worked for years, retires and is at home all the time. These couples would have a very strained relationship that was not particularly loving or even friendly, maintained more as a business deal than anything else. The man makes the money; the woman takes care of the house and the children. But when he is at home all the time, the stress takes its toll and the couples do not get along. Women may have ulcers, rashes and more .
Although divorce was less culturally acceptable in Japan, number of divorces have been rising steadily for many years. They are still lower than in America, but still much higher, than even 30 years ago.
6. Unreasonable behavior
A no-fault divorce is what you call a divorce where the court grants a divorce without requiring one party to show that the other has harmed them. Basically, you just want a divorce and that's enough. England hasn't done this for many years. Instead, the parties had to show something their spouse did that caused them to seek a divorce, and that's where "unreasonable conduct" comes in. more unreasonable than others.
There have been cases brought to court that presented the most incredible reasons for divorce. One man said he hated tuna casserole, but his wife made it for him constantly and maliciously. A woman claimed her husband made her dress like a Klingon . Other reasons include throwing away old cold meats, fiddling with the TV antenna, and placing domestic tarantula sleep next to the bed.
5. Disagreements over the effects of radiation led to an "atomic divorce"
Getting into disagreements is normal in any marriage, and if they are bad enough, they can be a direct cause of divorce. But Japanese " atomic divorces " are caused by a very specific disagreement that does not exist in many other places in the world.
In the years following the Fukushima disaster, Japan saw a rise in divorces as husbands and wives disagreed over how to raise their families in the aftermath. This echoed concerns after World War II, when many Japanese women were wary of starting families because of concerns about how radiation would affect their children. The modern issues are much the same: mothers wanted their families to be as far away from potential radiation as possible, while fathers trusted the government that there was no reason to worry. In some cases, mothers were taken away children The differences became so irreconcilable that divorce soon followed.
It is unclear how many divorces resulted, but there are details about some of them.
4. Birth control pills can change what you find attractive and lead to divorce
It's true that feelings change over time, and most of us have certainly experienced what it's like to no longer care about someone as much as we once did. But imagine finding out that your partner hasn't so much fallen out of love with you as simply finds you unattractive. It can happen, and it's linked to birth control pills.
Psychologist Sarah Hill has studied how birth control pills affect a woman's brain chemistry. The pills not only affect a woman's mood and sex drive, but also her attractiveness. When women take birth control pills, their more attractive men who exhibit less masculine qualities and are less interested in sex than usual. If the same woman stops taking birth control, she may experience an increase in her sex drive and a decrease in her attraction to the man she is with.
As for divorce, it's worth noting that what you think is happening is the opposite of what is happening. Women who choose partners while on the pill are "significantly" less often divorce than those who don't take the pill because they are generally happier with what their partners bring to the table. This usually has to do with things like financial stability, so even if women don't enjoy sex and maybe aren't as attracted to their partner, they stay together.
3. Cats were the leading cause of divorce in America.
The Internet loves cats, but no one is married to the Internet and has to put up with cats 24/7. It turns out that in real life, some people on 110% are dog people and want nothing to do with our feline friends. They dislike them so much that divorce ensued, and it's been going on longer than you think.
Back in 1903, a man filed for divorce from his wife, citing endless cat messes, that he experienced in his own home, including relentless hissing, scratching, and sleeping with animals. In 1912, a man blamed for his divorce that his wife had 35 cats.
While cats were potentially annoying, there seems to be more to divorce than that. Cats weren’t widely adopted as pets until the late 1800s. The cat boom was just beginning, and many of these people likely would never have lived with cats as children and considered them to be alley or barn animals. But more importantly, no-fault divorce wasn’t an option at the time either. People needed a reason to divorce, something egregious and hurtful they could point to. So cats may have filled the void, providing a reason for couples to break up.
2. Covid has been linked to a sharp rise in divorce rates
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world and will likely have repercussions for years to come. It has affected everything from commerce to politics to relationships in ways no one could have predicted. And when it comes to the latter, it has taken a serious toll on many marriages.
Being forced to stay home in isolation to a greater or lesser extent forced many couples around the world to change the dynamics of their relationships. For many, it was more than they could bear. Some couples grew tired of each other because they had never been forced to be together for so long. Others discovered dark secrets like infidelity and much more, as a result of living together for such a long period.
In the period from 2019 to 2020 number of divorces in America increased by 34%. Divorce Rate in Canada increased sharply, as in Great Britain , Australia , Italy , India and in almost every country in the world where divorce is legal. All the stresses of Covid, from the disease itself to losing jobs and money or being forced to live together, have become too much for thousands of couples around the world.
1. Ingmar Bergman blamed for rising divorce rates in Sweden
It is very rare for a third party to be the cause of a divorce, unless that third party is involved in the marriage at all. If someone is having an affair, that's one thing, but when neither partner knows that person, well, that's unusual. Yet famed director Ingmar Bergman has been blamed for a marked increase in divorces in Sweden, despite the fact that he didn't know anyone involved. And it's all thanks to his 1973 miniseries, Scenes from Married Life" .
Near 50% residents of Sweden watched the show when it aired and within a year the divorce rate had gone up 2% to 3.3% Overall, quite a significant increase, which, oddly enough, is at the heart of the series.
Although fiction, the show was presented in a realistic documentary style and showed how a marriage falls apart. There is evidence that Swedish marriage counselling services have seen a significant increase in demand, with waiting lists increasing from three weeks to three months, as the show seemed to inspire couples to tackle similar issues in their own marriages.
That same year, divorce laws in Sweden changed. Previously, couples had to go through a rigorous ordeal, including mutual consent, marriage counseling, and a full year of separation. The divorce reform made things much easier, so perhaps both factors contributed to the divorce boom.
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