Marriage Versus Mortgage

Even though I am quite happy with my long established habit of reading newspapers each morning, I got quite indignant today reading a short report with the title: 'The House Mortgage Has Reduced Divorce Drastically '. It went on to support this claim by statistics showing that a year ago 64 couples divorced everyday in our region of Spain, but now the average divorce figure has come down to 49 couples daily.

According to the report the down trend is due to the higher cost of mortgage repayments, interests, and general increased prices of keeping a household going. A divorce will cost around 2,500 - 4,000 €, depending on geographic locations and how good (or bad) the divorce lawyer you hire. Whereas canceling a holiday might just pay for that, keeping 2 houses instead of one is totally impossible and unthinkable. So, whom the mortgage had united, let not even God separate.

It annoys me that nowadays some media and press think they are capable of elaborating sentiments, entering our minds and knowing what goes on even behind the doors of married couples. Couldn't they have supposed that people don't divorce because they love each other, and prefer to confront whatever problems they might have, together? There's less divorce because there's more love? Or the consideration of the young offsprings.

Figures are just figures. Mortgage is but a financial responsibility. No more, no less. The commitment of love, deep sentiments and responsibilities for one's family is a totally different matter.

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