International Family Day, that's the number of wreaths and divorces

According to the Statistics Agency of Kosovo over the past three years, 39 thousand and 390 wreaths have occurred. While also according to the AKS during those three years, a thousand and 520 couples have been divorced.

“During 2017, 17.406 couples were crowned, while 674 couples were divorced. During 2018, 16,956 couples have been crowned, while 713 couples --” -- have been divorced, says the Kosovo Statistics Agency report.

While in this report there have been figures of adultery and divorce in the first three months of 2019, figures that clearly distinguish with the first three months of the first two years.

During the first three months of 2019, there has been an increase in the crowning of more than the first three months of 2018 and 2017. Also in the first three months of 2019, divorces have been reduced compared to the first three months of 2018 and 2017.

In the first three months of 2019, 5028 couples have been crowned, which is higher than the two previous years, where 4958 married couples were crowned in 2017. And in the first three months of 2019, 133 couples have been divorced, which is less than in the past two years, where 216 couples have been divorced in the first three months of 2018, while 217 couples have divorced in the first three months of 2017, says the statistics report.

Sociologist Arianni Behrami has said that in Kosovo, despite many changes, society has managed to preserve its livelihood.

In a statement to Telegrafi, Behram has stressed that the history of Kosovo families is painful.

“Family is considered a fundamental unit of society, and as a closer definition, we can say that family is a community of people living together. From this point on, we can say that even in us, our society, despite the many social changes, has achieved a great deal of maintaining its capacity. The story of our family, in our society, is very painful because we have every time faced the conqueror and the many rulers who have prevented our society's unification, have oppressed man and family by denying basic rights, and in this case it has strengthened the emotional ties and families to stay as united as they can help each other, towards one goal, or the goal that was freedom”, he said.

According to him, Kosovo society still considers the family a sacred institution based on several factors.

After the war ended, since social circumstances have changed more or less. The trend of modernism, though late in Kosovo, has affected Kosovo society. Yet, our family arrangement is considered sacred, and families remain united. Now under these circumstances, all of this comes as a result of dealing with multiple factors, mainly economic and social factors”, he stressed.

Among other things, Behram has said the Kosovo family faces a host of problems.

The “in the first place are social and economic problems. Unemployment and lack of prosperity are among the main problems that distract the Kosovo family. High problems mentioned in many ways affect sociologist prism, including divorce, resulting in very stressful situations for all family members who experience it. The problem remains that of divorced children who, toward children of other families, lead a more stressed life”, have declared, adding that problems in the family reflect on society, which, according to him, causes different social backgrounds to appear.