Fun statistics

80 percent of all marriages end in divorce.
53 percent of all "Christian" marriages end in divorce
50 percent of all marriages end in divorce within the first year
you are sixty percent more like to get a divorce if you live with your spouse previous to marriage.



Why do so many marriages fail?

Because for some reason people keep insisting on having them

I'm not in them?

What's your source? Because it is wrong.

One more:
100% of these statistics are false.

Don't be glib. You dont know the history of divorces. ThedaFitzgerald does.

David Friedman had an interesting theory on why cohabitation prior to marriage increases the likelihood of divorce. It sounds plausible to me.

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btw, an even more frightening statistic:

of marriages that don't end in divorce, 100% end in death.

80 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot. ;-)

(mine arn't!)


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I searched and searched, my internet service blows. I could only find older ones My proffessor gave me the more "recent statitsics"

What they do show is that divorce rates are spiking, and I am asking you fine people what you think the reason is.

What is your evidence that divorce rate are spiking?

According to your own source they are about the same.

Which is obviously a lot more than ten, 15, 20 years ago right???? So have they gone to since then?

Apparently you can not even be bothered to read the pages you cite, but none of the statistics you presented are backed up by this page.

For instance, the absurd statistic that "50 percent of all marriages end in divorce within the first year" is a fabrication of a fabricated statistic.

No, it is not more than 10, 15, 20 years ago.

Actually, no. Divorce rates peaked in the early 80;s, and have steadily declined since.

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Actually, no. Divorce rates peaked in the early 80;s, and have steadily declined since.


Source?

I don't like the new moderator.

80 percent of all marriages end in divorce.
53 percent of all "Christian" marriages end in divorce


I don't see how that's possible considering the fact that Christians are the majority.

It's only possible if a) Christians don't get married very often or b) non-Christians divorce, then remarry, then divorce again and again until their divorces vastly outnumber the amount of Christian divorces.

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"50 percent of all marriages end in divorce within the first year" is a complete fallacy, based on a foolish reading of the occasional 2:1 ratio of marriages to divorces in several years since 1979. This lead to the statement that 50% of all marriages end in divorce(not 50% in the first year). However, this is a rather silly appraisal, given that the greater number of divorces in these years is comprised of marriages from previous years in which the marriage rate was also higher. But it makes a nice headline for people who don't care to reason out the variables.



[Edited on Apr 26, 2006 by Westley]

Well, the stats are irrelevant. Many marriages end, big whoop.
Hmmm, I wonder if marriages would last longer if every one was polyamorous?

Well, by definition there wouldn't be more marriage. If everyone was promiscous though (edit- and it was the social norm to be), I'm convinced the divorce rate would take a significant hit

[Edited on Apr 26, 2006 by witty_pseudonym]

Because her pseudo-intellectual missives have borne up to scrutiny ever so well in the past.

Well, I don't know. Economics is a factor also.

However, it is practically impossible to divorce a woman that attempts to get you hooked up with other hot women.

Exactly my point, that and more than a fair share of breakups happen due to infidelity



[Edited on Apr 26, 2006 by witty_pseudonym]

Lots of data HERE that may not support the assertions made in this thread.

Yeah, that's the same link the OP used to "support" her claims. Go figure.