The history of marriage has evolved from marrying for political, social and economic standpoints to the idea of love. But this "love," has many different attributes that is causing the divorce rate to increase to about 49% in America from back in the day when divorces were highly frowned upon.
Many people are basing love solely off of emotions and physical attraction. For example, I know that by talking to someone you like you start to wonder, "What if..." you think if he's making me this happy now, imagine how it'll be if we spent forever with each other. This thought is repeated in the media daily.
In history around the 15th century, King Henry VIII of England sought a divorce from his wife Catherine of Aragon due to his infatuation with Anne Boleyn, his mistress. This well-known divorce was new to the Church and left a huge mark on marriage, basically spelling out its impurities and temporariness.
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