Infidelity is one of the most common causes faced by a married couple which can ultimately leads to divorce and probably this is the single most damaging thing that can happen to a marriage. As per the statistics 60% of men and 40% of women participates in an extramarital affair at some point during their married life. There is the unilateral divorce where one spouse makes the decision to divorce to the utter shock of the other spouse. This type of divorce means more emotional and psychological intensity for the spouse who was unaware of the problems in the marriage.

The one choosing to leave has time to think about, reflect upon and chooses the options and to emotionally separate themselves from the marriage while the other spouse is caught by surprise, is normally not well-treated and left to feel neglected. There is a huge imbalance of power with the one leaving being the one in control of all aspects of whether or not the marriage will continue.