Problem in Our Society One of the biggest problems people face today is divorce. The issue of divorce and rising rates in the modern world is one of the most serious social problems that affect people's lives to a large extent. Divorces have a profound impact on personal and social life. It causes stress and makes individuals unsuccessful and life-changing. When parents divorce they don't even think about what will happen to their children. Many students perform poorly in school because of their parents. Children of divorced parents have more problems in behavior and psychological development. Many psychological studies show that children who live with both parents are happy and have fewer problems in their lives. Divorce generally puts children at greater risk for many types of problems. However, most children of divorce do not experience these serious problems; most children are strong and resilient, and most have returned to a fairly normal life after 2-3 years. The problems that children of divorce may experience are often present even before the divorce, perhaps due to conflict between the parents, less attention from the parents, depression, or other factors. Children in a high-conflict marital situation generally fare better if their parents decide to divorce than children whose parents remain married and continue to experience high levels of conflict. Children in low-conflict marital situations, however, generally fare worse when their parents divorce than children whose parents stay married and continue to try to work things out. Children are developing physically, socially, emotionally, educationally, morally and spiritually; research shows that divorce can affect c...... middle of paper ......According to the "National Center for Family and Marriage", men and women who were engaged and cohabiting before marriage had almost as likely to have marriages lasting 15 years as couples who had not lived together. Researchers recently indicated that some young people put off marriage to attend college, start a career, and travel as they become adults. Dr. Galena Rhoades, of DU's Center for Marriage and Family Studies, illustrated that "We think the study has shown that nearly half of first marriages will end within 20 years, regardless of prior cohabitation." After the brief cohabitation, couples can get married by understanding each other; so their children will no longer suffer from emotional risks. Therefore, a short period of cohabitation before marriage and a little attention from both parties can save a life and a family.