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To get a divorce has according to experts now become one of the easiest things to do in South Africa – and something it seems more and more couples are doing. The Justice Department’s 2012-13 annual report has put our country on the map as one of the countries with the highest levels of divorce as new figures show that the divorce rate has rocketed by 28% from 39 500 to more than 50 500 cases.
Divorce lawyers and marriage councillors say however that sex and money is behind this spike. They say that adultery, unrealistic expectations and a lack of sexual intimacy play a huge part. In studio with us this morning is Clinical Psychologist Sandra Brownrigg.

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Cheating is defined by some as having sex with someone else while in a relationship, while others define cheating as sending a flirty text message to anyone other than your partner. Although individuals define cheating differently, Sandra Brownrigg, who specialises in couples counselling and graduated with an MA in Clinical Psychology from the University of Pretoria, says that the most common definition is “to be in a committed monogamous relationship where one of the parties has some form of relationship or liaisons with a third person.”

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The term ‘digital detox’ was added to the Oxford dictionary this year. In California, you can sign up for Camp Grounded, a digital detox retreat where there is music, yoga, marshmallow roasts — but no phones, computers, or even clocks. A Pennsylvania hospital has become the first to offer a 10-day inpatient programme for people addicted to the Internet. And in a slew of ‘My year off the Net’ books, author/explorers are journeying into what was, until a mere decade ago, real life.

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