My brother was the first in our family to get divorced. (A very necessary option-it was a hellish union) This was in the mid 60's. We have perhaps 100 first generation American cousins. My parents were so ashamed of this divorce, they never told anyone for about 5 years. Some of those cousins stayed married until their parents died. They were too ashamed to face them. I'm glad the ignominy of divorce is a thing of the past.

I do think, as has been said here, that some people do give up too easily. Some Marriages may need a bit of counseling to straighten out the kinks.