By 19 30, marriage councilling had been introduced in america. Some scholars say the idea had come from germany and was rooted in eugenics. In 19 50, good housekeeping called it a strange sisterhood. Divorce rates fell slightly in the 19 fifties, but began to rise again in the sixties. So in the 19 seventies, we start to see a real shift towards the idea of no fault divorce. And then three years later, ronald regan signed a bill allowing couples to get a divorce just because they couldn't get along. It was the first no fault divor law in the united states, and meant you could get a