In a recent blog post by Gwyneth Paltrow, she asked for privacy and understanding while her family adjusts to a separation and “conscious uncoupling” between her and her husband, the lead singer of Coldplay, Chris Martin. They explain that they want to separate with the least amount of emotional damage possible.
Conscious uncoupling or conscious divorce is more common than ever before. The move toward a more intentional uncoupling in marriages, committed partnerships and families is a positive one in a society where 50 to 60 percent of couples still divorce, a statistic that hasn’t changed much over the last couple of decades. Depending on who you ask, the plight of marriage in general is bleak. There are less of us than ever who are actually marrying. And in America, 40 percent of those polled think marriage as a concept is basically obsolete.
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