Why Marriages Fail by Anne Roiphe - 1492 Words

In Anne Roiphe’s â€Å"Why Marriages Fail,† she discusses many of the obstacles that relationships go through and the turmoil that can cause partners to split and divorce to follow. She looks at the relationship through many different perspectives to explain her reasoning and why she believes many relationship to follow this same pattern, for lack of better words, and many partners can become distressed and end up in divorce. She explores the myth of â€Å"happily ever after† and why there are many delusions in life that make people yearn for the happily ever after that they will never get, whether it be from lack of self-discipline or other problems in the relationship. Roiphe’s writings tell a deep message and it can be compared to the†¦show more content†¦They live in different worlds. Self-discipline is one of the biggest factors in life that determines who you are and who you surround yourself with. If you’re very self-disciplined and you keep a good regimen, then you will most likely be surrounded by people who look at life in the same light. But divorce is so common because people today are unwilling to exercise the self-discipline that marriage requires (Roiphe 41). While Anna and Will are talking for a portion of the film, Will is unaware that Anna already has a man in her life. This says a lot about Anna’s character and how she defines herself as a person. If she is going to have an ongoing relationship in her life, she can’t already be bringing other men (Will) into her life, and this should be a big red flag to Will that should ward him off from this type of girl. If she can’t be disciplined enough to stay faithful to the man that she is already with, how will Will have any trust for her in the future when they try and progress their relationship. This again goes back to the outside pressures that can tear down a relationship like a bulldozer tears down a wall at a construction site. One very prominent factor in human relationships, let alone marriages, is human roles and the role theory. This states that the male should act and behave a certain way, maybe this is collecting the money for his wife and his family, and being able to afford to put theShow MoreRelatedWhy Marriages Fail880 Words   |  4 Pages2013 Cause/Effect Critical Response Essay Anne Roiphe, Why Marriages Fail â€Å"Happily ever after† and â€Å"Till death do us part†, expressions such as these are losing their meaning due to increasing divorce rates. Close to one-half of all marriages are destined for divorce, which is the cause of 42 percent of children growing up in single parent homes. In every failed marriage or relationship, there are common causes for its failure. These causes will include