Reinvigorating research on divorce: reflexivity, agency and regulation in marriage and civil partnership dissolution

There is a dearth of research on the dissolution legally formalised same-sex relationships, which can be partly explained by marriage and civil partnership being relatively recent possibilities. However, it also case that divorce as topic has been marginalised in renewed interest family relationships focused diverse intimacies, forms, practices, friendships personal life. This article analyses data from qualitative study to consider reasons partners give for ending their relationships. We argue our analysis illuminates need reinvigorate more generally fully understand changing social norms they concern similar legal arrangements. do this analysing three main participants gave relationships: finances, infidelity wellbeing. Such read part through gendered lens previous tended do, but go well beyond gender provide insights into how relationship ideals, aspirations practices are reconfigured contemporarily.