Frequency of Marriage versus Divorce

Two out of five couples in Mumbai seek divorce. For every five weddings registered in Mumbai and Thane since 2002, family courts have received two applications for divorce. Exactly 104,287 marriages were registered in Mumbai and Thane between January 2002 and October 2007. During the same period, the family courts in the two districts received 44,922 applications for a divorce.

Figures for 2007 bear out the trend. Mumbai and Thane registered 17,221 marriages between January and October last year; there were 7,813 applications for divorce in the same time.

‘‘Even long-standing, stable matrimonial relationships may eventually crack under severe pressure,’’ a Tata Institute of Social Sciences sociologist said. ‘‘There is no shame or stigma attached to a divorce now and even parents often back their daughters who want to separate if things do not fall in place,’’ psychiatrist Harish Shetty added. The increasing numbers corroborate what they say. 2007 (till October) saw 4,138 divorce applications in Mumbai. This is an increase of 47.5%. over the 2002 figure of 2,805.

- 25 January 2008 Page 19 Delhi The Times of India.

If this is the result of growth, I really do not move towards growth. This data is really shocking . People are doing marriages for their fun . Why they marry with each other? Marriage is just like a compromise of Ego. Divorce harms the future of children. We can not let them on the mercy of society. Children has not committed any crime. Why divorced couple destroy the future of children? Children are the result of their marriage. If we will give the knowledge to them about their fate at the time of birth , they do not wish to take the birth. Now HR Mangers should make the policies about working life of married couple in their company. It is necessary because it effect on the working capacity of manpower. They have to maintain the equilibrium between the growth of company and personal life of their man power. We are not machine, we are human beings. Couple need the time to understand the complicacies of life.