Institution of family honoured, though break-ups increase in Thailand

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Institution of family honoured, though break-ups increase
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- AS THAILAND reflected on National Family Day yesterday, the state of the family institution looked fragile, with more breaking up under the stress of contemporary lifestyles.

Families splitting up have surged by 23 per cent over the past decade, according to the Public Health Ministry.

Last year, the Interior Ministry's Provincial Administration Department reported that 296,258 couples registered their marriage, while 111,810 couples filed for divorce.

Many such cases resulted from impatience due to the modern value of independence and pressure from work, said Panpimol Wipulakorn, spokeswoman for the Public Health Ministry and a mental-health expert.

She urged married couples to maintain a good and loving relationship via such practices as developing common interests, doing activities together, staying consistent, listening to each other, using kind words and actions to encourage each other, apologising when at fault, refraining from arguing until tempers cool down, and keeping away from such vices as alcoholism and gambling.

People should stop finding faults in their partner and look at their good side, appreciate the person's qualities and be sympathetic, not just run out of patience.

As failed marriages increase, so do single-parent households.

Although the children may understand why their mother and father live separately, they still expect to receive care from both of them, especially the one they live with.

Those with custody of the children should allow their ex to meet and do activities with them so that the kids won't feel abandoned, Panpimol said.

A 2012 survey found that Thais over 15 felt a happy family was an overwhelming component of life happiness, giving it 7.17 points out of 9, she noted.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Institution-of-family-honoured-though-break-ups-in-30258019.html


-- The Nation 2015-04-15

[lemonjelly]

Can somebody explain to the muppets in The Natiom why that headline is messed up,,,,

[Lupatria]

Who wants to live in an institution anyway- especially in Thailand?

[issanaus]

That's the registered marriages - what about the unregistered marriages?

About time for Thai laws to make the fathers of children responsible for the upbringing of the kids - regardless of marital status.

[Neeranam]

Who wants to live in an institution anyway- especially in Thailand?

Not such a strange question as why normal people would want to get married. No doubt you are only here for the availability of "hired" women. Pattaya?

[Neeranam]

That's the registered marriages - what about the unregistered marriages?

About time for Thai laws to make the fathers of children responsible for the upbringing of the kids - regardless of marital status.

About time that Thai women became more choosy as who to sleep with and how to use contraceptives.

If fathers were forced to pay for kids' upkeep, we'd see even more irresponsible behavior from young women - looking at having kids as a way of getting a free lunch. Just like the UK.

[JOC]

Who wants to live in an institution anyway- especially in Thailand?

Not such a strange question as why normal people would want to get married. No doubt you are only here for the availability of "hired" women. Pattaya?

What a stupid reply!!

Please explain to us sexpats, why "normal" people want to get married...........

[issanaus]

That's the registered marriages - what about the unregistered marriages?

About time for Thai laws to make the fathers of children responsible for the upbringing of the kids - regardless of marital status.

About time that Thai women became more choosy as who to sleep with and how to use contraceptives.

If fathers were forced to pay for kids' upkeep, we'd see even more irresponsible behavior from young women - looking at having kids as a way of getting a free lunch. Just like the UK.

That's an interesting ethical position to take.

Last time I looked in a biology book it said that it required a male and a female to create a child. I have to assume that you believe that the all to frequent situation where men father children and walk away leaving the mother with the financial and care responsibilities is appropriate. Furthermore that all to often women are forced to live away from the children to make a living to support them with the kids being brought up by grandparents without either parent being present!. Please remember that the kids are always the innocent victims of the situation - their consent was not required.

On a positive note I suppose that that at least it increase the supply of women to the sex trade and willing young brides for men so old that they are likely to fall off the perch with the next puff of wind.

[Bluespunk]

" staying consistent, listening to each other, using kind words and actions to encourage each other, apologising when at fault, refraining from arguing until tempers cool down"

Could apply to this thread as well.

[bangon04]

That's the registered marriages - what about the unregistered marriages?

About time for Thai laws to make the fathers of children responsible for the upbringing of the kids - regardless of marital status.

Or to look on the bright side - the middle class Chinese-Thai are honouring the marriage idea by having 3 or 4 wives or as many as they can afford, sometimes under the same household roof, and the poorer and undereducated Thais are having as many children as possible even if they cannot afford them, without spoiling the institution of marriage by devaluing the paperwork they don't really need, or clogging up the social and legal system by tying themselves down to unnecessary marriages.

[nidieunimaitre]

So, based on statistics, the divorce problem in Thailand is not as big as in the Western world.

Now what is that famous saying about statistics again?

The situation in Thailand is sooooooooooooooooo Europe 19th century... Any Emile Zolas around?