Divorce happens almost every day in America, there is a divorce about every 36 seconds, according to Irvin McKinley (2012). McKinley goes on to write that this is nearly 2,400 divorces per day, 16,800 divorces per week, and 876,000 divorces per year. Sometimes, it's the way of life where we can't control people's marriage and make it a better relationship, but we certainly want to make it less tragic for those who will be affected by it. The main cause of divorce is very simple: the lack of romantic feelings or betrayal of the husband or wife. Since divorce is an ongoing condition and is on the rise lately, people have started considering it as a pathetic and normal thing. Regardless of the causes, no one wins in divorce because it has a negative impact in many ways. Therefore, divorce mainly negatively affects the children, wife and husband of a family. One of the first evident negative effects of divorce concerns the academic life of children. They are the ones who are greatly affected, because they may think that it is their fault due to their parents' divorce. Furthermore, they have to learn to overcome and deal with their parents' divorce very early, which is very difficult because the child needs support to overcome one of the most difficult situations in his life. For example, Sara, my cousin, experienced her parents' divorce at an early age. This led her to consider adjusting to a new life change. Sara went through a lot of pressure, depression and had to give up many things she had when her parents were by her side. Her parents' divorce affected Sara's academic life, day after day her grades worsened, due to lack of concentration and abandonment of life. After three…half of paper life, they prefer to play around and can rest for a couple of years of their life by going in and out of unstable relationships. In conclusion, they negatively affect the The academic life of children depresses the wife and the husband's regret is often due to divorce. All in all, divorce has a huge negative effect on the people around it, especially the children in a family. In fact, as William Shatner writes, “divorce is probably as painful as death” (Brainy Quote, n.d.). With this statement Shatner explains to us that divorce is a huge mistake that affects the entire family. Works Cited McKinley I. (2012) 32 Shocking Divorce Statistics Retrieved from http://www.mckinleyirvin.com/blog/divorce/32-shocking -statistiche-divorce/ Shatner W. (nd) Brainy quoteRetrieved from http://www .brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/william_shatner.html