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Originally Posted by Patagonia
If we look at the timeline of marriage as a sacrament or a legal binding agreement, it has been around for centuries.
The acceptance of divorce especially in the western world has really only taken off in the last 20-40 yrs. Basically it's still in its infancy compared to the legacy that marriage has on society.
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That's correct. Acceptance of divorce and I'd add single parenting or cohabitation without marriage are all relatively new modern concepts. But it took off rather quickly along with liberation of women. More options women have less likely they'd stay in bad marriage or marry for no reason. More women have education and career less of them would be forced to be married in order to survive.
I personally got divorced 25 years ago, I knew tons of other divorced women and no one cared a bit (well if they did I wouldn't care).