The articles track with what I've seen in terms of common factors involved and timing. People posting here are so weird predicting every marriage will end in divorce when it's simply not likely. The divorces without warning must be really difficult since presumably the shocked spouse could not point to any of the reasons on the list of causes but I truly think the surprise divorce is very rare.

I get Nevada, Florida and Oklahoma but why is Idaho so high in divorce?

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Anonymous wrote:The leading cause of divorce is very simple. If two people don't agree on how to live key factors in life, they cannot get along. It's that simple.

1. Money.
2. Kids.
3. Household.

Those are three big ones. If a couple can't agree or give a little so they agree on these three it's over.

1. Money.
2. Kids.
3. Household.
4. Sex.

Number 4 was left off because it does not matter.

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"Couples who have friends who divorce have a 75% increase in the risk of their own marriage ending. Even couples with two degrees of separation from divorce still have a 33% greater risk."

This makes no sense. Who doesn’t have a friend who’s divorced? That’s everybody.

I don't have any friends or family who are divorced. My friends are for the most part very happily married, as are our parents and grandparents.

Are you over 40?

NP and I'm nearly 50 and have no friends or family who are divorced.

Another poster. 53 and same.

I think this was me. In that short time - it went from 0 to 4.

3 are gray divorces- kids at empty nest or about to be.

1 completely shocked. 5 year marriage of a young relative (early 30s).

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Anonymous wrote:The leading cause of divorce is female nature.

Agree. Lack of pragmatism and rational thinking. Thinking with emotions instead of using their brains

Hahaha you gotta love when women hating men say things that are absolutely stupid. Legit wrong. Not factual. Incorrect. False. Ignorant. Embarrassingly idiotic. Weak and full of fear.
You do realize that every single human being thinks with their emotions right? That it's impossible to not factor emotions into a relationship, you know, an EMOTIONAL connection between two people? Unless you're sociopathic or psychopathic of course, which hey, you might be..who knows? It's not "emotional" women's fault that you're so bitter and alone, that's 100% your own doing buddy. Sorry, can't help ya there. I suggest therapy and God. Take care!
P.S I know I might have been "too emotional" for you to comprehend that but try to use yours instead of fearing them.

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Anonymous wrote:The leading cause of divorce is very simple. If two people don't agree on how to live key factors in life, they cannot get along. It's that simple.

1. Money.
2. Kids.
3. Household.

Those are three big ones. If a couple can't agree or give a little so they agree on these three it's over.

1. Money.
2. Kids.
3. Household.
4. Sex.

No 1 is sex (or lack of)

I think Forbes is dead and this was just a really confusing story written by someone who didn’t really understand what they were writing about.

Anonymous wrote:It's sad that people think infidelity and divorce are so commonplace.

It’s sad when people think it’s not. Getting divorced myself has been eye-opening.

The reality is that we all live in our own bubbles and automatically assume normal is what is common to us.

But marriage is tough and people are complex and creative.

1. Growing apart
2. Money
3. Sex
4. Household / children

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Anonymous wrote:The biggest myth is that half of all marriages end in divorce. Not even close.

Correct. And the higher the level of education with corresponding higher incomes, the less chance of divorce.

But lots of people who live together in serious relationships for a long time never get married before splitting up. The stars don't include all those which are functionally the same as divorce esp. if the couple has had children together.

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"Couples who have friends who divorce have a 75% increase in the risk of their own marriage ending. Even couples with two degrees of separation from divorce still have a 33% greater risk."

This makes no sense. Who doesn’t have a friend who’s divorced? That’s everybody.

I don't have any friends or family who are divorced. My friends are for the most part very happily married, as are our parents and grandparents.

Are you over 40?

NP and I'm nearly 50 and have no friends or family who are divorced.

Another poster. 53 and same.

I do have two divorced uncles, a cousin, a close friend and an in-law but still 99% in my circle of humans are married.

It's sad that people think infidelity and divorce are so commonplace.

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Anonymous wrote:

"Couples who have friends who divorce have a 75% increase in the risk of their own marriage ending. Even couples with two degrees of separation from divorce still have a 33% greater risk."

This makes no sense. Who doesn’t have a friend who’s divorced? That’s everybody.

I don't have any friends or family who are divorced. My friends are for the most part very happily married, as are our parents and grandparents.

Are you over 40?

NP and I'm nearly 50 and have no friends or family who are divorced.

Anonymous wrote:The leading cause of divorce is very simple. If two people don't agree on how to live key factors in life, they cannot get along. It's that simple.

1. Money.
2. Kids.
3. Household.

Those are three big ones. If a couple can't agree or give a little so they agree on these three it's over.

1. Money.
2. Kids.
3. Household.
4. Sex.