DIVORCE AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM When a married couple can not live together comfortably the dissolution of marriage is called ‘divorce’. Divorce ratio is higher today then compared to rates just 15 years ago: The causes of divorce vary from couple to couple but the research done on the causes of divorce by different researchers shows that 1) Lack of communication: is one of the leading causes of divorce. The divorces often happen when people rarely discuss their expectations in details and are less willing to work on their marriages and would like quick solution rather than having to resolve issues. 2) People who come from divorced homes are more likely to get divorced than people who come from happily married household. divorce seem less like a big deal if one has seen his parents go through with it: 3) People who get married between the ages of 23-27 are likely to stay together, than people who get married in their teens: