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Oomis:Your comment shows a basic lck of knowledge of the divorce scene.
The Divorce rate among those who are more modern is astronmically higher then the more yeshivish cercles.
That sid it is undeniable that Yes, the trend among the Orthodox Jewish World is drifting towardss the non-jewish world where there is a Divorce rate of over 50%.
This poster for one does not know why people would be surprised.
We Have been subtely told that the Torah is “outdated” and that only those trained by non-jewish sources are “proffessional” and capable of dealing with these matters.
The result?
Well when those dealing with certain issues in our communities are the same as those of the wider population, is it ny surprise that slowly the results are mirroring those of the wider population?