Topic > Divorce Analysis - 1043

At the beginning of marriage both man and wife are happy as one unit. This is seen at the beginning of the poem “two spoons in bed” (Collins, line 1). Then things started to get difficult and disruptive. In the article “Emotional Stages of Divorce,” “The decision to end a relationship can be traumatic, chaotic, and full of conflicting emotions. There are also specific feelings, attitudes, and dynamics associated with being the initiator or recipient of the breakup decision. It may also be helpful to understand that marriages don't end overnight; the breakage is not the result of an accident; nor is the breakup entirely the fault of one party. The emotional breakup process typically extends over several years and is confounded by the fact that each party is at different stages of the emotional process while being at the same stage of the physical (or legal) process)..”