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Hey Joani, I really enjoyed reading your post. I will have to agree with you that one of the reasons divorce is more common is because of the expectation of the spouse to meet the partner's emotional needs. When those emotional needs are not met this can leave the husband or wife feeling unhappy and frustrated. According to Henslin, this is called, “an overloaded institution” (2014, p. 358). “Because these expectations place a heavy burden on marriage, often more than it can manage, sociologists refer to today’s marriage and family as an overloaded institution” (Henslin, 2014, p. 358). I really love what you said about why the statistics about divorce are not that much different from the church and non-believers. Many people seem to forget
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