SJSinNYC:
Most of the divorces I know were for good, valid reasons.
Many 2nd marriages fail because the person remarrying didn’t address the issues with the first marriage. Those issues don’t go away overnight.
I don’t get it. If the divorces were for good valid reasons, that means that that woman (usually were trapped, as you put it- or man..) did not do any wrong in their marriage. It was the “other’ spouse. They had nothing to improve, other than finding Mr./Ms. Perfect.
And if they need to address it in order to make the second marriage work, why not address it prior to the divorce and make the first marriage work?