Reply To: Freezer-Burnt: Most boys unprepared for dating or married life.

When I was a Bachur in Lakewood 20 years ago, I heard a marriage Vaad from R’ Mattisyahu Solomon Shlita. He said, paraphrased, “Every Chosson wants to know, ‘How can I be the best husband? How can I do marriage right?’ The truth is that it is simple. A Bachur who did Bachurhood correctly – he did what he was supposed to do when he was supposed to do it in the way in which it was supposed to be done – will be an excellent husband and father. The same skills that allowed him to succeed before marriage, such as putting responsibility over his own wants and desires, and accepting Hadrachah , will stand him in good stead during his marriage as well. There are no quick fixes.” It is not likely that much has changed
What is likely that the prevailing social winds that lead to greater divorce rates in the world at large have filtered through to our Yeshivish society as well.
And who says that the percentages have gone up anyway? As the population grows, the raw numbers will rise even in the rates do not.