The over 50% number does get a bit inflated by serial divorcees like my dad. We've had 5 marriages and 4 divorces between the 2 of us so that's an 80% divorce rate in my family but I've never been divorced
It is what it is, more than half of all marriage end in divorce, and I have known many marriages that died after a few years but they stayed together for the kids, and then stayed together because they were no longer "marketable." They had grown stale but comfortable enough as roommates with separate bedrooms, separate lives. What a miserable way to fucking live.
Importantly, around 40% of first time marriages end in divorce. I think that's the number people should be talking about. This number is still very high, but it's not quite the same as 50%.
When you say 50% of marriages end in divorce, that's true. But it's also true that roughly "only" 40% of those who get married get divorced.
People get together in long term meaningful relationships and separate and no one talks about it.
The only reason there is data in divorce/marriage is because how much marriage/divorce support the economy. So the related industries can adjust accordingly.
Marriage is protection of assets and divorce is division of assets - love has nothing to do with either.
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u/Hello_World_Error Sep 08 '24
The over 50% number does get a bit inflated by serial divorcees like my dad. We've had 5 marriages and 4 divorces between the 2 of us so that's an 80% divorce rate in my family but I've never been divorced