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How Social Media Contributes to Maharashtra's Rising Divorce Rate: Key Reasons Explained

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: March 18, 2025 14:29 IST

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The influence of social media is showing a significant negative impact on relationships. A concerning reality has emerged from a survey, revealing that incidents of divorce between husbands and wives have increased threefold in the last three years.
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The shocking reality that has emerged from this report is that Maharashtra has the highest rate of divorces in the country.
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According to the report 'Adjuva Legals Google Analytics 2025', the number of divorce petitions has increased threefold in recent years in major cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Hyderabad. This research has been published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior.
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What are the reasons? The extremely busy and fast-paced lifestyle in metro cities is creating various types of stress in people's lives. As working husbands or wives have less time, it is becoming increasingly difficult to dedicate time to relationships.
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Long working hours, the time spent commuting to work, stress and pressure at the workplace, rising inflation, financial adjustments, and the burden of family responsibilities are leading to a lack of warmth in relationships.
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The report compares the divorce rate with each individual's Facebook account. It clearly highlights that the use of social media is causing marital relationships to fall into a circle of suspicion.
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