Well, this definitely isn’t a very media studiesy post but it is cultural studies and that’s part of what we do so I thought I’d write it anyway. So I’m sure this idea isn’t actually as original as I thought it was when it came to me this morning but for some reason I’ve been thinking theoretically about divorce lately (fun stuff!)and I've come to a little conclusion I think. My current thoughts are that the increase in the divorce rate actually could have been predicted not only based on changing attitudes about “till death do us part”, a decrease in the stigma of being a divorcee, and a decrease in religious ties, but also from trends that started a long, long time ago...