Yes, I think pride and selfishness are two of the biggest stumbling blocks any of us face and have to overcome.
Divorce is a symptom of a much deeper malaise.
Could it stem from a culture of saying, rather than doing? In other words, it's easy to say, "I'm a Christian," but it's much harder to actually strive to live like Christ, act as He would act, speak as He would speak, love as He would love. So much harder that most of us never even try? We're content being hearers only of the word, and not doers?