Components of Marriage versus Divorce Today"...society's greater acceptance of divorce may itself contribute to the decline of marital happiness. A study published in the Journal of Family Issues recently concluded that "By adopting attitudes that offer greater freedom to leave unsatisfactory marriages, people may increase the likelihood that their marriages will become unsatisfactory in the long run. “It appears that divorce culture is self-perpetuating, creating a one-way spiral of unhappiness and failure.” - David BrennerIn a society where gradually, through technology, everything becomes easier for us; marriage ends up being one of the few difficulties that are not simplified by the progress of society. Therefore, in a way, our culture adapts the idea that marriage should also be simple, and if it is not, it must end. There is no such thing as a "Disney World" package wedding, but unfortunately many people believe that there is. Many couples believe that the entire wedding will be as "perfect" as the first year, but then discover otherwise. Marriage, in fact, requires work. Many leave their current situation to look for another, but soon realize that "the grass isn't greener on the other side." And the trend continues: "Americans love to get married, but half of our marriages don't work. So we change partners and remarry, with more or less the same chance of success." - Amy DickinsonIn two of the three Synoptic Gospels (Mark 10:2-12 and Luke 16:18) Jesus states that divorce is unacceptable and remarriage is equated with adultery. He also says that once a man and a woman are united as one, they should not separate (Rubio, 166). Even though the Bible says this, what does a spouse do when he or she is abused in a marriage? As noble as it is to try to "fix" problems to save a marriage, I firmly believe that you should get out of any type of abusive relationship or situation, especially when children are involved. Even if children do not see violence directly, unfortunately they see the effects it has on abused people. Unfortunately, it has been proven that there is a cycle when it comes to violence, and in some ways it usually never ends. The abuse can consist not only of hitting husband and wife, but also of forcing one or the other to have sex when they don't feel like it or humiliating each other in front of others..