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Couples divorce because the alternative seems better than staying together. With the latest issues in the mortgage industry and the panic in the housing market, more and more couples are rethinking "better."
For many couples, the house is the largest asset they own. When that asset is devalued, and, in several cases, the mortgage turned upside down, it becomes impossible to sell it. This leaves many couples tied together who under better circumstances would not be.
The same thing happened during the great depression. People stayed together because they couldn't afford a lawyer. Some Therapists see this as a bad sign. "If there's anything serious going on like domestic violence or other kind of abuse or ongoing infidelity anything that makes it untenable or dangerous to live together then there has to be an alternative," says therapist Suzi Mohn.
Couples taking a second look at their marriage isn't a bad thing, and chances are any couple brought to the brink by abuse or infidelity will not try to stay because of the housing market. If things are bad enough, people will leave rather than stay together for the house.
Source: www.king5.com
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