What do you think the rate of marriage success is in the US. - General Discussion Discussion

[–] ShogunofYonkers (73683) 5 years ago

I had heard 7 out of 10 fail

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[–] tcrum (30536) 5 years ago

I hope thats not 7 marriages fail or you got some explaining to do...:}

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (73683) 5 years ago

Yeah, I've heard 7/10 couples crash and burn, no lie

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[–] sslssg (30353) 5 years ago

I wonder why that is? My parents are having their 49th in a couple of weeks, and then there is me. My marriage lasted 8 years. Although the living in sin that I am currently taking part of just passed the 10 year mark, so I don't know. Is it just easier now? Or do you think it's because it's way more accepted?

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (73683) 5 years ago

I only have experience as a man but it's very important to go straight home after work

NO happy hours and NO holiday parties...the single women can be really forward at times like these...best to be on the couch with the missus and skip that stuff entirely

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

24 years. That is tough.

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[–] tcrum (30536) 5 years ago

Strangely I am happier now..but not much..

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

all the best 👍

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

the rate is falling but that don't mean a great deal if your marriage is one of the failed ones.

https://time.com/5434949/divorce-rate-children-marriage-benefits/

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[–] AmeriGirl26 (12889) 5 years ago

The problem is, nobody's studied it closely enough, so you have people (including the media) making up numbers and figures all the time.

We have both successful marriages, and many unsuccessful marriages in the US.

Three of the biggest problems with unsuccessful marriages involves:

a.) Marrying for all the wrong reasons.

b.) Hollywood's (malevolent) influence on the marriage scene.

c.) The economy and worry about being able to support a family.

There are several factors towards successful marriage that many modern people have forgotten. These include:

a.) Having a good example from your own family while growing up.

b.) Centering your marriage on God and love, rather than just sex, greed, desperation, or a baby.

c.) Making sure that it's an equal partnership, rather than just one person doing everything, and the other person doing very little.

d.) Good communication.

e.) Putting effort into keeping the relationship strong.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20766) 5 years ago

Damn good advice right here!👍

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (73683) 5 years ago

Common sense is pretty rare
Well stated AmeriGirl!

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[–] AndyKing1967 (35066) 5 years ago

Sorry to hear about your situation.

I’m guessing that the stats in the US are similar in the UK, Australasia & Canadia (sic).

Maybe the stigma of divorce has disappeared?

Maybe people get married too young?

Maybe it’s too easy to get divorced nowadays?

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[–] PaladinNJ (20672) 5 years ago

They say the rate is just about 50% of all marriages fail.

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[–] BillHicksFan (10246) 5 years ago

Divorce rates are actually MUCH higher than stats show... For example, California (and other states) don't even report divorce to the census.

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