Editing Divorce (section)

== Patterns ==
=== Post-World War II ===
Divorce rates increase during times of hardship, war, and major events. Divorce rates increased after World War II because people were quick to marry each other before they went to war. When soldiers returned, they found out that they did not have much in common with their spouses, so they divorced.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kunz|first1=Jenifer|title=Think marriages and families.|date=2011|publisher=Pearson Education|location=Upper Saddle River, N.J.|isbn=978-0-205-16760-9|page=240}}</ref>

=== Celebrity culture ===
In 2024, an increasing number of "A-listers celebrities" were found to engaging in a trend of discreet "silent divorces" as opposed to high-profile public divorces in the media in past years.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/quiet-divorce-trend_l_65f20079e4b07b5c55cb9ece | title=This Divorce Trend is Becoming More Popular with Celebs — for a Good Reason | date=21 March 2024 }}</ref>