[Shun-N]

Why do so many American people marry for such a short time and then divorce so quickly? I’m surperised at the divorce rate in the United States.
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[Mark W. Leuthauser]

I think it’s important to remember that the typical ‘50% divorce rate’ stat that’s thrown around is a little sketchy. It’s basically a projection based on past generations. From what I understand, the assumption goes like this: people married in the 50’s had a 10% rate, 60’s 20% rate, 70’s a 30% rate, and so on. Thus, drawing a line on a graph, we can assume 50% of folks getting married today will get divorced. Seems reasonable, but it’s not. First of all, by that logic, in a few decades, 100% of folks will get divorced. I think that’s unlikely. Second, there may be a few subtle differences between me and my parents (note sarcasm) that could change the success of my marriage as compared to theirs. In other words, the answer to your question may be, who says we do get divorced so quickly?

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