Marital Conflict That Often Leads to Divorce
From: James J. Gross
“In any group of people there are different agendas,” said my friend, who ought to know because she has a PhD in psychology.
“And different agendas mean conflict.”
Now comes the important part. “A group is any number more than one!”
So a marriage is a group. That means two different agendas. And that means conflict.
There can be many reasons for conflict in a marriage:
- Infidelity:
- Domestic Violence:
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Infidelity is involved in about one divorce in five. Some marriages can survive infidelity. But if there is another man or woman in your life, then you are not in a committed relationship and there is a problem with your marriage.
Do you think Hillary should leave Bill because he has cheated on her so many times? Is there a reason why Bill continues to cheat on Hillary, for instance she never gives him sex?
I think Hillary should do what she wants to do when it comes to her marriage. As for why he cheats, I’m not sure even he could give an answer to that. It could be a lack of sex, he may have a subconsious hatred of women or he could just be a randy, old fool who can’t keep his pants on.
Whatever the reason for his infidelities and her willingness to stay in the marriage, it seems to be working for them.
I have a question for you Nathan. Is never getting sex a reason to cheat? If a person is in a marriage that is sex starved wouldn’t divorce be a better option than infidelity?