The Impetus and Solution to Divorce in Modern Culture

The Impetus and Solution to Divorce in Modern Culture For most of human history, marriage was not a matter of personal fulfillment — it was a practical alliance. Across approximately 6,000 years, unions were formed based on political strategy, financial gain, family legacy, and social survival. Love, as we now understand it, rarely factored into the decision. Only within the past 150 years has the notion of marrying for love gained cultural traction. The emergence of romantic ideals — popularized by literature such as Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice — signaled a shift in societal expectations. For the first time, […]