gambling and divorce

[libert19]

is there a connection between gambling and divorce rate?

Depends on country because there are countries like India where divorce is frowned upon, so even if wife is fed up with husband's gambling habits, they'd still probably continue to be together.

It's retarded society I must say, because people tolerate much due to muh culture. (wow! That, 'due' and 'muh' rhymed well — guess, I can be a poet now).

[maydna]

That will depend on the reason for the divorce because if husband and wife have a heavy problem due to gambling problems. That can be the reason why they divorce.

But many divorce cases can happen because of violence in the family. Husband is doing harm or abusing things to family members which makes it difficult for the wife to resist their household again.

It is better to be honest and disclose our gambling habits. Our wife or husband can help us manage the money or even help to allocate the money for gambling. They will warn us and remind us when we are almost reaching the limit. However, gambling really has the capacity to break up a marriage or a family.

[davis196]

is there a connection between gambling and divorce rate?

Research from the National Gambling Impact Study Commission and the Gambling Impact and Behavior Study indicates that divorce rates for those dealing with gambling issues are estimated to be around 40% for problem gamblers and approximately 54% for pathological gamblers.

i think the moment we hide our gambling habits from our partners that is the moment we will get in trouble because that is when trust crumbles and when you get in trouble in gambling and have to tell your partner you will be surprising them

not to mention some people also spend money from money that both the partners contributed in

so aside from gambling responsibly, will you agree that we should disclose our gambling habits or is it not the business of our spouses? does gambling really have the capacity to break up a marriage or a family?

Those percentages seem pretty low. I thought that the divorce rate among hardcore gamblers is close to 80%.
I don't plan to get married, so I will never get divorced. Marriage is a useless institution. If I had a serious girlfriend or a wife, I would never tell her that I spend money for casino games/sports betting. I'm sure that revealing my gambling activities to my significant other would cause major problems in our relationship. I would never date a girl, who spends money on gambling. This seems like an obvious red flag to me.
"Stealing" money from your girlfriend/spouse and spending them for gambling is a b*tch move. You are in serous trouble, if you ever decide to do such thing. I would never do such thing for sure.

[Samlucky O]

is there a connection between gambling and divorce rate?

Definitely there is a connection between gambling and divorce rate because majority of family has gotten divorce due to gambling habits of their spouse. Because it leeds to lack of improper money management leading to problem between partner in relationships and often sterms to divorce when it's oncontroable.

i think the moment we hide our gambling habits from our partners that is the moment we will get in trouble because that is when trust crumbles and when you get in trouble in gambling and have to tell your partner you will be surprising them

It is not good to hide out gambling habits from our spouses sothat it will no be a surprise to them when they discovered that we lost a huge amount of money. Or sothat it wouldn't look surprising to them when they discovered anything from us. Because when we often too much and they later discovered, the chances of divorce is increased in it multitude.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

Gambling may break your relation with your wife and the worst  if you have kids that will be affected for life with your decisions.
Gambling is not bad if you can control and do fun out of it, but if you will be addicted to gambling and spend even your savings with your wife on it.
You will suffer soon and not just you but the whole family.

[Outhue]

so aside from gambling responsibly, will you agree that we should disclose our gambling habits or is it not the business of our spouses? does gambling really have the capacity to break up a marriage or a family?

Depending on the situation but as partners, there should be no more secrets anymore. That's the reason why you're already tied up to your partner and you shouldn't hide any secrets longer. The reason for most divorce and break ups are not really affairs but about financial matters. And gambling is one of the reason why someone in the relationship is having a break down of his finances because of potential gambling addiction.

It changes nothing, telling me that you are gambling as my partner doesn't mean we are cool, I am not going to get into your head to see how responsible you are with gambling, and most of the time those who called themselves responsible goes out of track later on.

There are so many things to be worried about in life and one of them is taking care of my kid, not the financial side but the stress then I still have to manage my business too, now imagine I have a gambling partner too whom I will have to be worried about, monitoring a grown ass man to not become a addicted gambler is a lot of work me.

If anyone out there is divorcing because their partner is a gambler I won't stop them, there are just too many headaches in the world today, unless you want to end up locked up in an mental institution.

[giammangiato]

When we decide to marry someone, we place all our trust in them. The moment we hide secrets, that trust collapses and problems begin.
Personally, I've never hidden anything from my wife. Perhaps that's what drives me to exercise self-control when gambling. I'm referring to her moral support, and if she sees me spending extra on gambling, it makes me think (it's never happened).

[viljy]

A wife (and even more so with children) will not indefinitely tolerate a man next to her, whose entire behavior is subordinated only to gambling addiction. And you don't have to object that he's a poor thing, that he's sick, that you need to help and sympathize with him. No way. His brain is not clouded by drugs, which means he can fight his addiction. But deep down, he doesn't want to. Yes, it's difficult. Is quitting smoking or drinking alcohol easy? On the contrary, it is much more difficult. So divorce is a natural outcome in such a situation.

[bitbollo]

the best way to make this kind of evaluation or research is always with a medical database like pubmed.
there are also small databases (likewise nationals and so on) that allows to verify these data in a easy way and make this specific research.
I don't think that gambling has truly this impact to be honest. Probably there are also other facts involved or in general I would consider this not a real (or major) factor that could lead to a divorce.

[Nahl]

I am sure those who has good self control while gambling can hide their habit and it will not influence their relationship with their partners because they can still gamble everytime they want the good effect is those people can able to managed their financial condition but majority current problem is people are being to addicted in gambling it caused they were too lazy to works, spend money by selling the stuffs, borrow money without their partner know and some cases selling their houses or cars and lost their responsible to their partners so these situation makes them has ruin their life with eventually their partners have to leave them and divorce

[Hewlet]

so aside from gambling responsibly, will you agree that we should disclose our gambling habits or is it not the business of our spouses? does gambling really have the capacity to break up a marriage or a family?

before an act of gambling goes to an extent where it result to the separation of couples, it means that the party that is involved in the act of gambling has ruined the families income in a seemingly irrecoverable manner and has been cautioned several times but have chosen to remain silent allowing the family to continue going down while satisfying his gambling urges at the negligence of the families needs. it is not ideal to single out gamble as the root cause of divorce because in general, what is actually the cause is the effect of such act on the families income. and it is not just gambling, any habit that tend to drain the families income and that is being done by one party has every tendency of leading to divorce. it could be as small as spending too much on outing by a partner or doing anything that puts the families need as a secondary need.

[Justbillywitt]

i think the moment we hide our gambling habits from our partners that is the moment we will get in trouble because that is when trust crumbles and when you get in trouble in gambling and have to tell your partner you will be surprising them

But I wonder why some people will even want to hide their gambling habits from their partner. Like you ain't doing a bad thing trying to have fun by gambling, or trying to make side hustle from gambling. If it turns out well your partner will benefit from it, and if it doesn't, she will also be their to support you and help you in difficult times. If you let your partner know about your gambling habits, there are times when you don't have money to gamble and she have, she can give you because she knows how important gambling contributes to your happiness. Gamblers stand to gain a lot if they let their partner know about their gambling habits.

[Kelward]

Money matter can lead to separation everywhere including the family and gambling is money matter so it can surely lead to divorce. If a person is gambling irresponsibly and it's affecting the family's financial responsibilities this will cause problems in the home which can lead to divorce. A family person that gambles responsibly shouldn't have any financial problems in their home because of gambling. My wife knows that I gamble sometimes and I have assured her that I only use very small amounts for it so it doesn't affect our relationship.

[iv4n]

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so aside from gambling responsibly, will you agree that we should disclose our gambling habits or is it not the business of our spouses? does gambling really have the capacity to break up a marriage or a family?

We shouldn't hide our gambling habits from our partners, but how much we reveal depends on how interested our partner is in it... in my case, my wife isn't interested in gambling so I rarely talk to her about it. She knows I gamble, and that's it...

Gambling has the capacity to destroy families, to completely disrupt the lives of everyone involved, and to make their future uncertain. This is what happens when an irresponsible gambler spends all his money, all his savings & his family's real estate. If he gets into debt on top of that, it's just a matter of time before everything collapses like a house of cards.

But I wonder why some people will even want to hide their gambling habits from their partner.

It's when you have a partner who doesn't approve of certain things... and your heart wants to have fun.

[As-Soon-As]

is there a connection between gambling and divorce rate?

Research from the National Gambling Impact Study Commission and the Gambling Impact and Behavior Study indicates that divorce rates for those dealing with gambling issues are estimated to be around 40% for problem gamblers and approximately 54% for pathological gamblers.

i think the moment we hide our gambling habits from our partners that is the moment we will get in trouble because that is when trust crumbles and when you get in trouble in gambling and have to tell your partner you will be surprising them

not to mention some people also spend money from money that both the partners contributed in

so aside from gambling responsibly, will you agree that we should disclose our gambling habits or is it not the business of our spouses? does gambling really have the capacity to break up a marriage or a family?

Basically, a family breaks up due to lack of money, but if a gambler gambles due to lack of money, then of course that family breaks up. Gamblers who gamble due to lack of money are basically those who are addicted to gambling and face this situation. However, the reason for the separation between husband and wife is not love but financial issues and if those who gamble keep this gambling secret from their wives and face debts while gambling.
Then there is conflict between the two and if the marriage is dissolved based on this conflict, then gambling can be partly blamed in this case.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Any excessive passion will always bring trouble, especially if money intended for the spouses' and their children's well-being is spent on it. Gambling addiction also has its drawbacks if one of the partners forgets about their responsibilities to support the family and spends all the money on games. Divorce will be a natural consequence of such behavior. If the other partner, who does not have a gambling addiction, does not have the strength to convince the person to seek medical help, then the family will collapse. Do I need to talk about my gambling addiction? I think so; with regular cheating, people completely lose not only trust but also the respect of family members, so a calm attitude to gambling as one of the entertainment options will not threaten divorce, but, on the contrary, can add fun to the rest of the program.

[Justbillywitt]

But I wonder why some people will even want to hide their gambling habits from their partner.

It's when you have a partner who doesn't approve of certain things... and your heart wants to have fun.

That's true I forgot that not all marriages are fun. There are so many marriages like that, where the men aren't allowed to do certain things that gives them joy. Like I am just imagining it that I will be in a marriage and I will want to gamble and I need permission from my partner before I can gamble. Like if she doesn't approve I won't gamble?.... Honestly I don't think I can survive in such  union. That's why it's important that people get married to someone that they can get along with and share things without hiding it. Like when they are still dating, let her know that you're someone who likes to certain things. So when you guys finally get married, you won't need her approval again to do those things.

[xenomorfo]

is there a connection between gambling and divorce rate?

Research from the National Gambling Impact Study Commission and the Gambling Impact and Behavior Study indicates that divorce rates for those dealing with gambling issues are estimated to be around 40% for problem gamblers and approximately 54% for pathological gamblers.

i think the moment we hide our gambling habits from our partners that is the moment we will get in trouble because that is when trust crumbles and when you get in trouble in gambling and have to tell your partner you will be surprising them

not to mention some people also spend money from money that both the partners contributed in

so aside from gambling responsibly, will you agree that we should disclose our gambling habits or is it not the business of our spouses? does gambling really have the capacity to break up a marriage or a family?

I don't think there's a connection, except when you're addicted to gambling. Let's be clear. If you have an addiction, whatever it is, living together becomes difficult, and since young people today don't want to work hard, fixing a relationship isn't their first choice. Better to divorce and be done with it.

[Bitcoin_people]

so aside from gambling responsibly, will you agree that we should disclose our gambling habits or is it not the business of our spouses? does gambling really have the capacity to break up a marriage or a family?

I have seen many families in such situations, gambling can break a family. If one person in a family is a gambler and if he becomes addicted, then he will constantly take money and sell various furniture in the house and bet on gambling. Gradually that family goes towards destruction, so a gambler does not think much about breaking a family and their marriage. If a husband gambles secretly from his wife and at some point he becomes addicted, if later his wife finds out about it, then definitely there will be a huge problem with it. And this problem leads to divorce, where according to me, many families have faced many kinds of problems due to gambling, so it is always better to play responsibly while gambling.

[yahoo62278]

is there a connection between gambling and divorce rate?

Research from the National Gambling Impact Study Commission and the Gambling Impact and Behavior Study indicates that divorce rates for those dealing with gambling issues are estimated to be around 40% for problem gamblers and approximately 54% for pathological gamblers.

i think the moment we hide our gambling habits from our partners that is the moment we will get in trouble because that is when trust crumbles and when you get in trouble in gambling and have to tell your partner you will be surprising them

not to mention some people also spend money from money that both the partners contributed in

so aside from gambling responsibly, will you agree that we should disclose our gambling habits or is it not the business of our spouses? does gambling really have the capacity to break up a marriage or a family?

Why would you feel the need to hide your gambling? The only people that are hiding it are losing their asses, very religious and going against beliefs, or just retarded. People need to be open and honest and find a partner that accepts them. Your actions directly affect everyone in your household, so your significant other needs to be aware so they're not blindsided.