Is it the modernized way of thinking, which fails to find true love, or is it just the simple fact of "I don't want to be with you anymore?" Is the divorce problem deeper than it appears on the surface? Today in the United States, 40 to 50% of marriages fail (Doherty 1). The number of Americans getting divorced has nearly tripled in the last 3 years, so what's the big deal? More importantly, what problems can this problem create? Through multiple trial-and-error research examinations, researchers have concluded that parental divorce is associated with multiple problems for young people that extend into adulthood and has long-term effects on their ability to sustain future relationships. So what really drives people to divorce rather than the pathetic excuse of not being happy? Will there ever be a solution to this ongoing problem, or will America fall deeper into sin? It is without a doubt that for as long as the earth has existed and there have been people who have inhabited it, there have always been problems within it. family relationships. Since the 1960s, America has seen a rapid increase in marriages ending in divorce (Marquardt 26). Today's entire generation of young adults has been affected in some way by the lasting effects of parental divorce. A young man, who does not identify with any of these religions, was observed after his parents' divorce. “Well, in theory the commandment makes a lot of sense to me, but if your mother and father are not honorable people, then they don't deserve to be honored. My father doesn't think about the people who rely on him. He had a son and found no way to honor his commandments” (Marquardt 26-27). There is no hiding from... middle of paper......int Custody: Affirming that parents and families are forever." Social Work 32.1 (1987): 18-24. Academic Search Elite. Web. April 10, 2014. Jolivet, Kendra Randall. "The Psychological Impact of Divorce on Children: What's a Family Lawyer To Do?" American Journal Of Family Law 25.4 (2011): 175-183. Academic Search Elite. Web. April 9, 2014. Marquardt, Elizabeth. “Stories Of Exile.” . Beloved "Parental discord and divorce, parent-child relationships, and subjective well-being in early adulthood: Feeling close to two parents is always better. Than feeling close to just one?". Social Forces 85.3 (2007): 1105-1124. Academic Search Elite. Web. April 9, 2014. Wallerstein, Judith S. "What Are the Possible Consequences of Divorce on Children?" Np, n.d. Web. April 22. 2014.