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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a black woman married to a white man. All of the other black women I know in this situation are highly educated. Education strongly correlates with longevity in marriage. The race mix may simply be a proxy for socioeconomic status.[/quote]
So why are educated and financially well-off white couples getting divorced at such a high rate?[/quote]

If they married at an older age (over 25) and are educated, I don't think they are. Look at the statistics for who gets divorced. It is relatively low for couples where both parties are well educated and didn't marry young.[/quote]
That explains why there are so few upper middle income whites on this forum talking about divorce.  (Sarcasm)[/quote]

I don't think you understand how statistics or self-selection work.  [/quote]
I understand that money and a degree don’t guarantee happiness or compatibility and I understand that divorces in this country are decreasing — but marriages are, too.[/quote]

Not PP but they weren't talking about happiness.  They were referring to statistical data about biracial marriages and higher levels of education.  Everything you are referring to is anecdotal and every post about divorce on this forum has bias issues, by both statistical definitions as well as layman's use of the term.[/quote]

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