Yes. I&#x27;ve often heard people say things like &quot;Oh, divorce rates are rising, how terrible&quot; – but that&#x27;s got a certain &quot;silent evidence&quot; problem to it.<p>Divorce rates increasing doesn&#x27;t NECESSARILY mean marriages are getting worse, it could also mean that people in bad marriages now have more freedom to walk away. It&#x27;s a lot more complex than what it seems at first glance.