It's a shame the divorce rate is so high and I think it doesn't need to be if people worked towards the same goals however, two people staying together when they clearly don't like each other seems very strange as well.

I think traditionally divorce was seen as a failure so people stayed where they were. Now, (some) people change partners almost as quickly as they change their phones or sneakers so it's becoming more accepted I guess. It's not bad if that change is made after some effort to make it work is made, but changing flippantly doesn't make me feel people have entered into the relationship with any real commitment or that they have put much effort into the things that make a relationship work.