Do people take marriage less serious in developed countries? Resulting a higher divorce rate ?

It's easier to divorce when you're not financially dependent on your partner

Yes as a lot of people marry for whimsical reasons or because it’s always been traditionally acceptable. Personally, I think marriage is outdated and not important anymore. I’ve been with my partner for 20 years and have our daughter and do not need a wedding ring or piece of paper to show I love him. He’s already been married before anyway. I’ve been engaged twice but it’s not for me. Marriage today has become a farce imo. Hell, today women don’t even have to get married at all if they don’t want to and I think that’s a good thing we have choices.

Some people want freedom, so marriage might be restraining. Some hurry and get married, but later realize that they aren't happy or that they don't know that person that well. During this pandemic, when people spent more time at home, showed to a lot of couples that they don't have that much in common.

Some aren't responsible enough, or some can't give up on things, like careers. Some have traumas from childhood and can't make their own families, because they saw their parents being unhappy during their marriage.

There are so many reasons, but I think irresponsibility plays a big role. If you can't and don't want to form a family and be there to support the other partner, then don't marry. I saw so many divorces last year and this year because of selfish partners. The bad part is that usually there are even kids in the middle.

People don't want to compromise in life styles and adjust with each other

In asian countries, you have societal pressure to make your marriage work. And divorced are looked down upon

I can't say for west because they have different culture

I was in live in. It took lots of adjustment from both sides. But in end, women are expected to compromise more. Enter marriage, if you can deal with this

it's not about taking marriage less seriously it's about the easy of breaking the marriage...

child custody laws

property laws

divorce laws

societal norms

and culture

all are different from west v east and thus as a result we see different stats as to the divorce rate...

take for example property settlement laws following a divorce...in absence of other factors - if a party is not on the title of a property that person gets nothing in China...