Sexual impact: He/she is deprived of regular sexual outlets unless he/she remarries or is involved in non ethical practices.
Practical Impact: Earlier he/she assumed only few household responsibilities but now all household responsibilities have to be assumed all alone.
Social impact: They face social disgrace. Hence, their social lives become limited mainly to relatives and very close friends of the same sex. Their involvement or participation in recreational activities and family functions reduces substantially.
Emotional impact:Separation and divorce bring on a strong sense of personal loss and loneliness. Besides this he/she develops feelings of failure, self-doubt, and wounded pride. The large majority of divorced persons do eventually recover from the trauma and loneliness, which are most acute in the early stages of separation and divorce. The whole experience can make the person wiser, more mature. Despite the distress associated with divorce, it can also have positive effects. A divorced person is free of the demands and stresses of a deteriorating marriage, free to reorganize life on his or her own terms.
Economic impact: When a conventional family, in which the husband or father is the sole family provider, splits by divorce, his one income has to stretch to cover two households, although seldom equally. When both husband and wife are employed, the economic consequences of divorce may not be so bad, but again, two households must be supported where only one was before. Separation and divorce dramatically change many mothers' employment patterns. If a mother was not employed prior to separation, she is likely to seek a job following her split-up since it is not possible to rely on alimony and child support alone for sustaining the family.
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