Last year there were 3,178 marriages and 703 divorces in Montenegro, Dan newspaper reports.
The number of marriages decreased by 17.2% compared to 2015, while the number of divorces increased by 21.8%.
The vow of “till death do us part” was violated 703 times last year in Montenegro. According to the data of the Monstat national statistics agency, 2016 was a record breaking when it comes to divorce cases. There were 577 divorced marriages in 2015.
Compared with 1990, the number of divorces in 2016 was higher by as much as 379. According to Monstat, there were 584 divorces in 2014, 499 in 2013, 515 in 2012, 435 in 2000 and a total of 324 in 1990.
Last year, there were fewer new marriages than in previous years – 3,178, compared to 3,837 marriages in 2015, 3,527 in 2014, 3,847 in 2013, 3,305 in 2012, 3,866 in 2000 and 3,853 in 1990.
“The highest number of marriages by municipalities was registered in Podgorica – 1,017 and the lowest in Savnik – only two of them last year. In 2016, the highest number of divorces was registered in Podgorica – 278, whereas there were no divorces in Mojkovac and Savnik,” Monstat says.
Psychologist Radmila Stupar-Djurisic believes that the lack of weddings and too many divorces were caused by lack of communication between partners, which are becoming increasingly alienated despite numerous platforms for communication. She said that a lack of willingness to listen and respect other people’s opinions was evident in today’s society.
“Modern society is advocating individuality, freedom, right to your own opinion, and that is somewhat contrary to the common life that requires tolerance, understanding, diversity, communication skills, willingness to compromise, and things that are necessary for marriage to survive. Communication in the virtual world is not communication in the true sense… Real communication, willingness to compromise, dialogue and conversation are needed for a relationship to survive,” Stupar-Djurisic said.
President of the Bar Association of Montenegro Zdravko Begovic believes that the main trigger for divorce is economic environment, which creates anxiety among people and hence reduce the threshold of tolerance.
“Too little and too much money may be reasons for divorce… Spouses are beginning to confront and one leaves. Usually, women stay alone, or with children, if they have any,” Begovic told Dan.
