Financial Problems

• The stress of money issues has long been a reason for divorce. Different spending habits and unequal income can cause friction. Not being able to meet financial responsibilities can turn into a ongoing argument. Over-spending and different saving habits are another reason couples fight. When the money problems and constant stress become overwhelming, couples will often opt to divorce. Financial stress has also been linked to health problems, which can cause further financial burden.
  
  

Communication Problems

• Communication issues are a common cause for divorce. Couples often have a difficult time discussing important issues and feelings, which can create problems. Some couples don't know how to communicate well with each other. Another problem that stems from lack of communication are issues that were not discussed before marriage. For example, how to raise children and financial responsibility. If important topics and issues are not discussed prior to marriage, couples will often find out they have very different points of view.
  
  

Infidelity

• Marriage is a mutually exclusive agreement that couples choose to make, and it is understood that it is a commitment to each other. However, there have been many couples where one or both parties choose to have an affair, and it destroys the marriage. When one person finds evidence of an affair, the distrust, the betrayal and the emotional pain is often too much to stay in the marriage and they opt for a divorce.
  
  

Abuse

• There are many forms of abuse. Some marriages experience physical abuse toward one partner or each other, which will often lead to a divorce. Emotional abuse is caused by degradation or painful and harsh words. Sexual abuse in marriage happens and can be part of other physical violence. Drugs and alcohol can also be abused to the point where it's damaging the marriage and the partner with the addiction becomes too difficult to live with.