recent study says- Divorces doesn't make people happier..
The research identified happy and unhappy spouses in US national datbase. Of the unhappy partners who divorced, about half were happy five years later. But unhappy spouses who stuck it out often did better. About two-thirds were happy five years later. Divorce didn't reduce symptoms of depression, raise self-esteem or increase a sense of mastery compared with those who stayed married, the report says. Results were controlled for factors including race, age, gender and income. Staying married did not tend to trap unhappy spouses in violent relationships.
Study results contradict what seems to be common sense to me.. in indian context - for ages indian arrange marriage lived forever(/longer) because of this ONE reason "staying married". Society/community played big part on this but increasely with lifestyle change easy access to money everything getting/will change atleast among urban indians.
then again its always said if you are not happy - you can accept & wait for thinks to happen or design your own destiny by reacting/taking steps to change. later is widely considered to be wise step..
for more details - http://www.americanvalues.org/html/r-unhappy_ii.html
