Divorce News:New study says U.S. couples avoid marriage due to a fear of breakup

Most all of us have been touched by divorce, whether you live in Seattle, LA or wherever, and most of us have learned what a devastating and painful ordeal it can be. So a new study that says couples who live together are avoiding marriage due to the fear of divorce is not surprising.
In a post dated Dec 18, 2011, on the “Daily News and Analysis” website, by Anna Hazare, proclaims in its title, “Fear of divorce deters live-in couples from marriage.”
The social, legal, emotional and economic ramifications of divorce take such a toll that the fear of divorce deters live-in couples from marriage, according to a new US study cited by the post. The study was conducted by demographers Sharon Sassler, professor of policy analysis and management, and Dela Kusi-Appouh, doctoral student in development sociology, from Cornell University.
Apparently, about 67 percent of those surveyed by the study expressed reservations due to the specter of divorce. Middle-class subjects felt more positive and saw living together as a natural precursor to marriage, the post reports. This makes since since to me, I noticed in Seattle or Bellevue the family law plus Seattle divorce lawyer will often stay busier that the DUI or criminal defense lawyer in Bellevue or Seattle.
But lower-income women, disproportionately expressed misgivings about the “trap” of marriage, notes the posting, fearing that it could be difficult to split if things don’t go well, and it could mean more responsibilities than benefits for them.
It was also reported that working-class live-in couples were more likely to see marriage as a piece of paper. They also were twice as likely to be fearful that they might get stuck in marriage once they began to count on a partners’ income.
Part of the problem may be that it is actually too easy to get divorced nowadays. Many couples may be giving up too soon, and miss the feelings of commitment that come after many years of hanging in there, of toughing it out, which was once the expectation. It is easy to go get a divorce lawyer, whether you are in Seattle or wherever.