pointyfootball Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 16 in July...and we live in SOUTHern Maryland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 An economist once told me that divorce rates always drop during hard economic times which at first blush doesn't make sense since money is such a big stresser, but he explained that divorse is pretty damn expensive as is setting up a new life. So, a lot of people who contemplate divorse fight a little harder for their marriage than they might in prosperous economic times. Hey, I wrote as economic thesis on the effect of the current economy on the divorce rates. Came pretty much to the similar conclusion that the greater the difference between expected benefits and costs, the more likely you are to consider the option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMK9973 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 from someone in the (now apparently) Minority - I wonder a lot of things. I got married in 1998 - Divorced in 2008 (We were separated but not legal divorced yet at the 10 year mark. Sooooo does that count?) Does the recession have anything to do with it? divorce IS expensive! Does the fact that people are married older = less divorce because people are making wiser choices? Or because at age 40, you figure you are too old to have to start over? Are divorce rates higher or lower for two income families? (My ex was a stay at home mom and I was NEVER happy about it. It created a lot of issues in our marriage- both financially and non financially) Does living together first help? (I have no stats on this, but I would bet a paycheck that the % of people who lived together for over a year before getting married is GREATER from 1990 to today then it was from 1969 - 1989.....). Just curious on a lot of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I was a late bloomer to the marriage game (I wouldn't settle and waited for the right woman) so we're only 7 years in July. My wife is nearly 10 years younger than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Cheaper to keep her, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Not to be the party pooper, but 3 percentage points? Is that even within the margin of error? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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