“The women start the procedures and insist on the divorce often for trivial
issues,” a marriage contractor said, quoted by local daily Al Youm. “These are
mainly snoring, the look of the husband inside the house and the lack of romance
as a result of the influence of dramas and media on the impressionable minds of
young wives,” he said.
The figures and causes for divorce were discussed at a meeting of religious
figures tasked with drafting marriage contracts in Al Qateef in eastern Saudi
Arabia.
Ways to address the rising figures of divorce rates in the kingdom included
urging families to check the background of men who propose instead of relying on
matchmakers.
Most marriages are arranged in Saudi Arabia where the mixing of the sexes is
strictly controlled and limited, giving women matchmakers great opportunities to
promote potential spouses.
“Parents have a highly significant role in ensuring that the men who want to
marry their daughters have a good reputation and a satisfactory behaviour,”
Judge Mohammad Al Jirani said, quoted by the daily.
Other suggestions included not rushing into making final decisions on the
divorce until all ways for a reconciliation are exhausted and the spouses are
given ample time to reconsider their options.
Divorce is permitted in Islam, but only as a last resort when it is no longer
possible for the marriage to continue.
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