That's why some couples choose to stay together, long after
romance is dead, in a state of matrimony that can best be described
as the "nondivorce."
Though the situation varies, a couple in a nondivorce usually
remain living together under one roof, more like passionless
roommates than spouses. There are no hard statistics, but some
divorce experts say they're seeing more of this unromantic
phenomenon, driven by three big financial factors:
the high cost of legal fees in divorces,
the expense of setting up two households and
the difficulty in obtaining adequate health insurance, especially
if one spouse has a pre-existing condition.
That's a shift from decades past, when couples stayed together
because divorce carried a social stigma or was forbidden by
religious teachings. But along with finances, there's another
driving factor in today's not-quite-a-divorce arrangement: Many
couples, turned off by their friends' bitter, rancorous breakups,
would rather stay together than endure the messiness or inflict it
upon their children. by Colleen DeBaise.
Familiar? marrying the HDB way... the high cost of marriage
(otherwise) 
