While some divorces can certainly be mutual, and perhaps even amicable, many divorces are filled to the brim with he-said, she-said rhetoric and plenty of finger pointing. Of course, depending on whose side you find yourself taking in a divorce, it's easy to paint the other party as the villain. 

However, according to divorce attorney James Sexton, there's rarely a bad guy (or a good guy) when it comes to divorce. "I don't think it's as simple as good people over here and bad people over there," Sexton said in an interview with Vox. He continued, telling the publication, "I think that all of us, if you catch us at the right moment, can be good or bad."

As Sexton told the publication, most people have the same underlying wants and needs from a marriage. "Most of us just want to stay connected, and we really do want to love people and be loved ourselves," he said. Added the divorce attorney, "If you don't do the work of constantly checking in, of keeping that connection, you will lose it."