American researchers have discovered that divorce is catching and speads like a disease through families, work places and friends, the Daily Mail of London reported Sunday.
The domino effect means that if an immediate friend or colleague splits up, your own chance of divorce increases by 75%.
The researchers believe that break-ups within groups of friends force couples to start questioning their own relationships.
The findings come from a continuing study in to the lives of more than 12,000 Americans living in the New England town of Framingham since 1948.