I believe there is a strong correlation between our increasingly sexually saturated cultures to the increasing divorce rate.

As I posted on my blog a few days ago, “Based on the latest Statistic Canada’s estimates put the risk of divorce by a couple’s 30th anniversary for recently married couples at 38%. It has been steadily increasing over time. In the U.S., the estimate is around 44%. That essentially means, if your getting married, you have less than 2 in 3 chance of lasting 30 years in marriage.” And that’s the lowest statistic I have seen, its usually much higher.

As our divorce rate increases, the sexual content in our culture also increases. Television is the worst for this. I could turn on the t.v. at 3:00 in the afternoon and probably find someone having sex with someone other than their spouse. Our culture is saturated with sex.

For men, this leads to an absolutely messed up view of sex and woman’s image. A man’s wife and future wife should be there standard of beauty, not the women that spend $10,000 a year on plastic surgery. This leads to men marrying for wrong reasons, committing adultery, and then divorcing because they think they want a new standard.

For woman, (and not being a woman, I don’t fully understand, but based on what my wife has told me and what I hear, this is what I think), it’s the struggle of trying to meet those expectations that men create. Its impossible, and then their connection with their husband fades, and either he leaves or she finds her emotional support with another man and commits adultery.

As our society continues to saturate its people with sex, the world will be saturated with broken marriages.

Do you agree, disagree? Why? What are your thoughts? To you see this correlation too?

For Jesus’ fame,
JK