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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Years ago I read that divorce rates for most interracial marriages were even higher than the rates for same race marriages.

The only exception being marriage between black women and white men, which not only had the lowest divorce rate among interracial marraiges, but also lower divorce rates than same race marraiges.  [/quote]

+2, read the same thing. I often wondered the reasoning behind the data. [/quote]

I think because it goes the strongest against cultural norms, so people that date and marry BW to WM have the strongest connections and are already fighting hard to make it work. I wonder if it would hold true for other cultural norms that subvert gender based stereotypes - very tall women marrying short men, etc. I'm really generalizing and thinking aloud, but if you're a man who's willing to think outside the box, maybe you're a more flexible partner and easier to stay married to (or willing to work hard to maintain a marriage)?

And anecdotally, I'm in my mid 30's and people are just starting to get divorced. At this point I know about an equal number of interracial and same race divorces. [/quote]

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