Why Do So Many Relationships Fail to Last? Uncovering the Root Causes

We see nowadays that relationships fail to last. People experience heartbreak and mental stress due to the breaking of their relationship with their partner. According to statistics, in the United States of America, around 70% get divorced within 1 year of their marriage and this rate drops to 20% after 5 years of marriage, 70% is a huge divorce rate for any country. 

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But in India, this percentage is less due to the dependency of women on their husbands and due to family pressure. The growth of becoming independent is believed to be a major reason for relationships failing. There are many root causes of failed marriages or relationships nowadays as compared to previous decades.

Lack of Communication

In this busy world, we find less time for our loved ones, which can be a major reason for the failure of relationships. Work-oriented people devote most of their time to their jobs and hence do not give time to their partner which causes issues in relationships and misunderstanding, eventually leading to the breaking of the relationship.

If you have a family and your conversation is merely restricted to kid’s schedules, house bills, etc. then it is merely transactional. Even if you fight while communicating it is considered healthy for the relationship, when the partner throws away their frustration, things tend to get sorted between the couple.

Patience

The busy world has lowered the patience level of most people, and with a lowered patience level the bond tends to get destroyed among the couple. If one partner is trying to talk about a matter and the second partner is not patient and doesn’t listen to his/her partner then it creates disturbances among the couple and the partner can feel worthless which will eventually lead to the breaking of the relationship in the long run.

Loss of Trust

In this fast-moving world, people tend to doubt their partner, be it male or female. The insecurities growing nowadays have also been a major of failed relations. It often comes to our knowledge that someone or another in our known is spying on their partner like having their partner’s social media password, which hugely shows the loss of trust. 

Having no trust in your partner develops a sense of harmful thoughts, actions, negative attributions, and a sense of jealousy. Losing trust in your partner makes the relationship difficult to understand and continuing it is even more difficult leading to separating ways.

Forgiveness

It is believed that now people tend to shift to another person rather than forgiving their partner and reviving the relationship. Forgiving your ex or partner for a mistake is a big thing but it eventually helps to revive the relationship if the forgiveness is for a valid reason.

Independence

In earlier decades woman were dependent on their husbands for living, but in today's world, the scenario has changed. Now both the man and woman are independent and well-settled in their own separate lives which gives them confidence that they do not need to bow down in front of their partner. 

Growing independent is a very good and necessary thing for a woman but at the same time, it can be harmful for her relationship. But the fact that it motivates women to not stay in an unhealthy relationship cannot be ignored, it gives them wings to come out of a toxic relationship.  Independency has both pros and cons in handling a relationship.

Priorities 

In this world where everyone is running between fame and money, if you do not prioritise your partner then sorry it is difficult for your relationship will survive. People tend to prioritize their jobs or friends more than their partner which can make your partner feel less important eventually leading to increased gaps in the relationship.

Conclusion

It is noticed that the rate of failing of relationships is increasing day by day due to the reasons mentioned above. The divorce rate is increasing rapidly day by day all over the world but mainly in the USA. 

The world is evolving so are relationships but negatively and it is expected that they will evolve more leading to the breaking of marriages and relationships within one year. people need to understand the basic essence surviving of their relationships.

Written by Tanya Aggarwal

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