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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actual, you know, science shows that the divorce rate plummets the older a couple is when they marry and the more educated they are.

Sorry Rush.[/quote]

divorce rate isn't a very good indicator.

I would hypothesize that older and more educated couples have more 'marriages of power/convenience' as well as open-marriages/understandings or swinging, etc.

They have more to lose when breaking up the marriage (assets, social capital, etc.)[/quote]

Better educated people are also more tenacious, have more resources (mentally and financially) to power through tough times, and are more likely to think through the implications of rash decisions.

Divorce rates might not be great indicators of fidelity, but they are better than anything else you have--including pure speculation.[/quote]

Wealthier and more powerful (and presumably better educated) men cheat more - the statistics prove this. Their wives are more likely to look the other way because they don't want to lose their homes and status and have to go out and get a job.

There's simply too much to lose.

So they don't divorce. And it messes up their children who grow up having no idea of what a healthy relationship looks like. I see it every day.

Unfortunately, people like you get very smug when they look superficially at statistics. Also, no statistics prove your speculative point that educated people are more tenacious. This simply isn't true in today's world. By and large, people are better educated because they have more financial resources - provided by their parents.

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