Anonymous
11/20/2016 18:27
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
The number of people getting married has nothing to do with with the divorce RATE, only the absolute number of divorces.
Moron.
Moron.
Anonymous
11/20/2016 18:08
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any ideas on why?
Fear of STDs especially rampant spread of HPV through casual contact (kissing, etc.).
Moron.
It's because less people are getting married in the first place.
Less people are married today than ever before in our nation.
Fewer.
Anonymous
11/20/2016 17:25
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Any ideas on why?
Fear of STDs especially rampant spread of HPV through casual contact (kissing, etc.).
Moron.
It's because less people are getting married in the first place.
Less people are married today than ever before in our nation.
Anonymous
11/20/2016 16:33
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
Anonymous wrote:Any ideas on why?
Fear of STDs especially rampant spread of HPV through casual contact (kissing, etc.).
Anonymous
11/20/2016 15:27
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Could it be because less people are getting married to begin with?
Fewer. Fewer people are getting married.
Actually lesser people are getting married and know when they have it good. Lesser people will put up with a lot
Anonymous
11/20/2016 15:20
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
Perhaps APs are at a 40 year high! 
Anonymous
11/20/2016 15:12
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
I blame Obama.
Anonymous
11/20/2016 15:11
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In my family, people have figured out its cheaper and less messy to simply live apart rather than divorce. And for the men, they have a built in excuse to give their long suffering girlfriends as to why they cannot marry again. All fifty and up by the way.
How is it cheaper? They still have to split households.
No, they don't. Once each one has a house - everyone takes care of their own mortgage (if they're not already all paid off) and their own household expenses. Generally by this age the kids are also all out of the house.
Anonymous
11/20/2016 12:19
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
Anonymous wrote:In my family, people have figured out its cheaper and less messy to simply live apart rather than divorce. And for the men, they have a built in excuse to give their long suffering girlfriends as to why they cannot marry again. All fifty and up by the way.
Yep, happening in my family too, among my blue collar family members.
Anonymous
11/20/2016 12:13
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Could it be because less people are getting married to begin with?
Fewer. Fewer people are getting married.
Fewer middle class and lower people are getting married. Another reason for increasing inequality. It's hard as a single person to compete with the financial resources of a married couple.
Anonymous
11/20/2016 12:08
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
Anonymous wrote:In my family, people have figured out its cheaper and less messy to simply live apart rather than divorce. And for the men, they have a built in excuse to give their long suffering girlfriends as to why they cannot marry again. All fifty and up by the way.
How is it cheaper? They still have to split households.
Anonymous
11/20/2016 12:04
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
If it takes two working adults to support a household, that means most of us can't afford to split up.
Anonymous
11/20/2016 09:51
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
In my family, people have figured out its cheaper and less messy to simply live apart rather than divorce. And for the men, they have a built in excuse to give their long suffering girlfriends as to why they cannot marry again. All fifty and up by the way.
Anonymous
11/20/2016 09:29
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
Anonymous wrote:Could it be because less people are getting married to begin with?
Fewer. Fewer people are getting married.
Anonymous
11/20/2016 09:00
Subject: The US divorce rate is at a 40 year low
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Could it be because less people are getting married to begin with?
Yeah, I wondered the same thing. Marriage rates are way down. Co-habitation and singles are way up.
"The share of adults who are married has been steadily declining for decades. In 2014, just half of Americans were married, down from 57% in 2000. In 1960, 72% of U.S. adults were married." - Pew Research Center
Wow, yes, this is it. People simply aren't marrying anymore. There are less people married now than ever before.
I think the institution is doomed.