Matvienko proposed to complicate the divorce process

On April 20, the Chairman of the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko, urged Russian citizens not to rush to divorce, and also suggested complicating the process.

"We have a good practice. A woman comes to have an abortion, a week of silence, psychologists are working with her. The doctors explain that if she has [an abortion], she will regret it all her life, because she may never have children. The same should be applied to the divorce process. Take your time. Well, they got excited, they quarreled, and the children are suffering," she said.

According to the chairman of the Federation Council, in France and the UK, a divorce takes at least two years, unlike the Russian divorce process, according to which it is enough to write a statement, even if there are several children in the family. At the same time, Matvienko did not urge to tighten the legislation of the Russian Federation. She stressed the importance of making the procedure more humane.

Family decline: in which cases divorce is inevitable

Experts have told us what you can't forgive in family life, and what problems you can turn a blind eye to.

On February 19, Inna Mirnaya, a psychologist and founder of the Institute of Family Psychology, which unites specialists working with families across the country, said that in recent years, divorce among Russian couples has often become a conscious choice rather than a personal tragedy. According to her, in 2025-2026, the nature of breakups themselves is changing: they are less often associated with acute conflicts and more often with a gradual loss of emotional intimacy.