Women are the ones who see the problems happening and are the ones thinking about divorce and will file for divorce. Men, are the complete opposite and struggle with divorce, unlike women who accept the end of their marriage in the end. I never knew much about risk and protective factors, but it is neat to see how it plays out in a divorce process. All the negative things that are happening is when the protective factors come in to help buffer out all the risk factors. Protective factors are a great thing to have during this process and find those factors. Even during the hardship, parents still have to protect their children through this process because it affects them more seeing their family falling apart. For example, protective factors for the children and parent would be counseling, family resources, family involvement (Demo&Fine pg.21). These are all protective factors that will outweigh the risk