Is divorce always a bad thing? This is a tricky question because of the word "always". Very few things in life are "always" or "never" so. In modern society, divorce is generally frowned upon, but nearly half of all marriages end in divorce. There are two sides to this argument. Divorce in the first few months or years may not be as painful as later on because early on in a relationship, the relationship isn't well established. The impact of breakup on a couple who marry or cohabit and have an affair during the "sparkle" stage of a relationship and break up after a honeymoon is going to be much less significant than for a couple who has been together or married for 20 years. The question that must be asked is: Is there true love in this relationship? If there isn't (i.e. two people get married solely because of sexual attraction) and then, divorce over a very minor issue/incident, then it's safe to say that divorce is/was a good thing for that particular couple. If there are factors involved (e.g. children), two things may happen. In some cases, the children may not be old enough to understand the ramifications of divorce while in other cases, older children may encourage their parents to stay together in spite of their differences or break up if these differences are too much to overcome. Although circumstances may differ, the decision to divorce or to stay together should be made in an effort for there to be mutual satisfaction. In other words, is the issue a serious one? If, for example, there has been betrayal, then divorce is justified. If, on the other hand, divorce occurs for an insignificant reason or for no reason at all, then it's not. As an example, Nigel Lock, a former physics teacher & careers counsellor at Sha Tin College divorced his wife in England, started having sex like an ape with Sara Wilson, ex-head of Sha Tin College's business education department while they were at the school between 1998 and 2004 and got her pregnant. The divorce in this case is certainly bad and should raise some eyebrows as Nigel Lock had a wife in England and he divorced her and according to a recent report, married Sara Wilson, who charged students for extra copies of handouts, claiming that she would save that money for a new car which was utterly ludicrous as Sara Wilson was superficial enough to whine over a Diet Coke.