Splitsville for second timers

Hyderabad, May 7: Second time marriages in the city are increasingly heading for a split-up.

The Family Court advocates cite constant comparison with the first partner at the sub-conscious level to be the biggest deterrent for the survival of the second marriage, with a fairly large number of such marriages falling apart.
“The fact that the divorce petitions for second marriages are being filed within a very short period of time is enough evidence. While some want to get back to their first wives, few get involved with a third person and want to break up with their present partner,” said Mr P. Sunderaiah, senior advocate at Family Court, Hyderabad.
He further said, “The second marriages last for a maximum period of three years, within which either of the couple, mostly the husband, applies for a divorce.”
In a one-off petition filed at the Family Court, Secunderabad, a man wanted a divorce from his second wife to go back to his first wife. “The man divorced his first wife when she was barely 20. He re-married but she remained single. After 20 years, the man obtained a divorce from his second wife and expressed his desire to go back to the first wife. However, his first wife refused to give him a second chance,” said the advocate who filed the divorce petition. The most alarming fact is that the second-time divorce petitioners mostly belong to the upper middle-class. “For those who have already obtained a divorce once, it hardly makes a difference to go for a second one. Moreover, the person tends to become impatient towards his/her partner,” said Mrs J. Sudnyata Deepak, advocate, Family Court.