<p>A Saudi man divorced his wife because she refused to close the car door, media reported Thursday.<br /><br />The couple reportedly went out on a picnic and when they returned home, the wife got out, helped their children to do so and then moved to go into the house, Arab News reported.<br /><br />Her husband then called out for her to close the door, but she refused, saying he should do so because he was closer to it.<br /><br />"You are forbidden to me and should not enter my home if you do not close the door," the husband replied.<br /><br />The woman then reportedly left and returned to her father's house.<br />Many people have tried to reconcile the couple, but the woman has rejected all attempts, saying that she does not want to remain married to such an "irresponsible" man.<br /><br />According to a study, there are 2.5 divorce cases for every 1,000 men above the age of 15 in Saudi Arabia.</p>.<p>There were 30,000 divorces in 2012, averaging 82 a day, or three an hour.<br />Reports from the the ministry of economy and planning said that while courts and marriage officials register around 70,000 marriage contracts annually, they also process more than 13,000 divorces.</p>.<p>The study also showed that Saudi Arabia ranked second among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in terms of divorces after Bahrain, where the rate is 2.7 for every 1,000 people.<br /></p>
<p>A Saudi man divorced his wife because she refused to close the car door, media reported Thursday.<br /><br />The couple reportedly went out on a picnic and when they returned home, the wife got out, helped their children to do so and then moved to go into the house, Arab News reported.<br /><br />Her husband then called out for her to close the door, but she refused, saying he should do so because he was closer to it.<br /><br />"You are forbidden to me and should not enter my home if you do not close the door," the husband replied.<br /><br />The woman then reportedly left and returned to her father's house.<br />Many people have tried to reconcile the couple, but the woman has rejected all attempts, saying that she does not want to remain married to such an "irresponsible" man.<br /><br />According to a study, there are 2.5 divorce cases for every 1,000 men above the age of 15 in Saudi Arabia.</p>.<p>There were 30,000 divorces in 2012, averaging 82 a day, or three an hour.<br />Reports from the the ministry of economy and planning said that while courts and marriage officials register around 70,000 marriage contracts annually, they also process more than 13,000 divorces.</p>.<p>The study also showed that Saudi Arabia ranked second among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in terms of divorces after Bahrain, where the rate is 2.7 for every 1,000 people.<br /></p>