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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some statistics to complement the anecdotes;

• 41 percent of first marriages end in divorce.
• 60 percent of second marriages end in divorce.
• 73 percent of third marriages end in divorce.

• If you've attended college, your risk of divorce decreases by 13 percent. ME
• If your parents are happily married, your risk of divorce decreases by 14 percent. ME
• For people who wait to marry until they are over the age of 25, your risk of divorce decreases by 24 percent.ME
• For couples with children, the divorce rate is 40 percent lower than couples without children. ME

• The average length of a marriage that ends in divorce is 8 years.
• The average age for couples going through their first divorce is 30 years old.

• 28 percent of children living with a divorced parent live in a household with an income below the poverty line.
• 43 percent of children growing up in America today are being raised without their fathers.
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No wonder I've been happily married a long time! I wonder if there is a stat on frequent sex as that has to be an important statistic. [/quote]

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