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Marriage Gone Bad Recently divorce has become a recurring trend throughout America. In my parents’ marriage there were a number of causes that lead up to their divorce. Early marriage, contrasting maturity levels, differing parenting styles, and communication problems all played a part in my parents’ divorce. Early marriage was definetly the initial cause of my parents’ divorce. My parents got married at ages seventeen and eighteen for two reasons. First, when my mother was just seventeen years old she became pregnant with me. My father and mother decided that at that time in their lives marriage was the answer to the unplanned pregnancy. They both felt that getting married was the right action to take, as it proved they were being responsible for their actions. Second, my mother and father also needed eachother at that time. Both of my parents grew up in families with overbearing guardians. My father’s parents controlled every aspect of his life including his friends and leisure time. Likewise, my mother’s parents never let her leave the house to go out