Third, it is human nature to invest less in things with a greater risk factor and more in things with minimal risk. If we consider marriage as an investment, then couples are prone to invest more money, time and energy in it as if it were a secure investment. Considering the ready risk of divorce that easy divorce laws attribute to marriage today, a lot of couples hold back from giving it their best. Marriage has seen the transition from a sacrament to a contract to an arrangement. If it becomes easy to walk in and out of these arrangements, people will not only take hasty decisions while getting into it but also while walking out.

Society has made marriages weaker and children more vulnerable by making divorce easier. One half of marriages end in divorce despite overwhelming evidence that married people are happier, healthier and wealthier than unmarried ones.

Tougher divorce laws will definitely help the cause but they have to be supported by greater education and emphasis on relationships, commitment, equipping our children with life skills not just in theory but through live examples. Tougher divorce laws do not ban divorce, but create waiting periods that allow people to pause, think and consider the seriousness of dissolving a union that is still considered sacred by many in our society.

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