In the latest news, the divorce rate across the country is on the rise, with 45,000 cases filed in family courts so far this year. A total of 85,000 cases were filed in 2023, and the number crossed 100,000 in 2025. The report stated that approximately 38 cases were filed over the three months following the marriage. Taking it to X, a netizen raised concern about the rising divorce rate and asked what might have led to it. He posted:
38 divorce cases are being filed every hour in Islamabad. What do you think is the actual reason? pic.twitter.com/Q48XKbjUMR
— Waqar Ameer Sathio (@Bolo_WaQar) May 16, 2026
This sparked a debate, with a majority of X users weighing in, stating that, with awareness, women have learned to assert their rights. Women who used to stay in unhappy relationships bound by cultural norms have evolved into women who choose their happiness over society’s pressure. Where change is seen in women, a wave of change is missing in men, many argued. A netizen posted saying that men still like to live like their fathers, while women refuse to suffer like their mothers. They said:
The divorce rate is so high because men still want to live like their fathers did, but women no longer have to suffer like their mothers did https://t.co/JYMLXg2zmG
— ☆ (@nxmxse) May 16, 2026
Another endorsed and stated that women have not understood that they are individual human beings with rights, and posted:
Facile. Les hommes veulent perpétuer le modèle de leurs pères. Mais les femmes ont ouvert les yeux. Elles ont compris qu’elles étaient des êtres humains à part entière et refusent désormais de souffrir en silence comme leurs mères. https://t.co/xYO2fS4F7B
Digging deep into the same idea, a user stated:
pressure to get married + being forced to marry someone your parents like but you dont + women progressing and being less tolerant of toxic old desi mindsets + men thinking their moms were more “innocent” for tolerating literal abuse and expecting their wives to do the same https://t.co/wJ5qRje5Nt
— doomergirl🍉 (@doomergirl) May 16, 2026
One added:
Because unlike the previous generations, people in this day and age finally understand that being stuck in a love less marriage for life is no achievement. At any point any person irrespective of gender, has a right to chose themselves and move on https://t.co/K1xNIfSFyF
— aurora •⚡️•✨•⚡️• (@Fama0994) May 16, 2026
Endorsing the idea, another added:
Divorce ratio is high because women are educated and cannot be manipulated in the name of family honour. They are independent and can look after themselves. While certain times understanding on part of both plays a role too. https://t.co/dILdGKYQC2
— Sualeha (@Sualeha_writes) May 17, 2026
A netizen said that women are now financially independent and refuse to raise men who are emotionally immature. They posted:
It’s because women are becoming financially independent & no longer wish to raise man babies who are not emotionally mature, financially stable or just insecure. https://t.co/kxkB3JDDyU
— Faisal Naseer (@fnakhi) May 16, 2026
Many congratulated those who took the bold step to exit an unhappy marriage rather than sacrificing themselves to maintain a relationship based on falsehoods. An X user posted:
No one leaves a marriage because they were happy. People leave marriages cuz clearly they were unhappy. Its really not that hard to understand. Kudos to anyone who takes the brave decision to walk away from a lifetime of unhappiness. Women AND men. https://t.co/3aK1pPrlOQ
— Disgruntled Cyber Warrior (@lilmisskhawaja) May 16, 2026
One added:
Thank god women are not staying with abusive men https://t.co/LOyKudWLlK
— Maryam (@only_maryam) May 16, 2026
However, some blamed the unrealistic expectations set by social media and movies; a user took to X and posted:
Zero tolerance, ego, expecting unrealistic things from partners shown in movies/dramas, following wrong mindset including Western & Hindu culture…🤦🏻♀️ https://t.co/ON4Zylq0k8
— Ayesha Shaheen Khan 👑 (@AyeshaSKhan5) May 16, 2026
Another said:
Unrealistic expectations, false fantasies, too much complaining, short temper, not being able to compromise to make life better https://t.co/s7uA6MYXAi
— Wajeeh (@baskardaybhae) May 17, 2026
One added that it is the distance from religion that has led men and women astray and posted:
We have walked away from Islam and downgraded marriage to a mere transactional basis rather than a pure event full of barakah
Men who marry for beauty and women who marry for money are equally robbed in the end https://t.co/OB7uyVhUf3
— Burhan (@burhan_saeed10) May 17, 2026
