A hypothesis:
I think you can draw a line between those who use the word "divorce" as a noun and those who use the word "divorce" as a verb.
Which side has more high-character people?
It seems to me that a person who wants to divorce (verb) someone is going to be out for revenge or to take ill-gotten/undeserved/unfair gains. It tends to express an attitude — "I’m going to divorce you." — of hatefulness or contempt. The divorce process is going to be used for adverse avenging action.
A person who is getting a divorce (noun) indicates a different attitude. There may be hate or contempt but hate is not driving the divorce process. A marriage is ended with a divorce (a decree).