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Originally Posted by RedHot25
Congrats, Cow! My 1st one is just around the corner....I have a bit to go yet.
Without having read the article...and just some mindless ramblings...I wonder how much the divorce rate decreasing is tied into the (and this is an assumption) actual marriage rate decreasing as well. I.e. did the article talk about that? Did it include or exclude common-law? Etc. If I remember correctly, there is a rising percentage of single people, which would obviously affect the marriage and divorce rate  . |
Some experts say relationships are as unstable as ever — and divorces are down primarily because more couples live together without marrying. Other researchers have documented what they call “the divorce divide,” contending that divorce rates are indeed falling substantively among college-educated couples but not among less-affluent, less-educated couples.
“Families with two earners with good jobs have seen an improvement in their standard of living, which leads to less tension at home and lower probability of divorce,” said Andrew Cherlin, a professor of public policy at Johns Hopkins University.
America’s divorce rate began climbing in the late 1960s and skyrocketed during the ’70s and early ’80s, as virtually every state adopted no-fault divorce laws. The rate peaked at 5.3 divorces per 1,000 people in 1981.
But since then it’s dropped by one-third, to 3.6. That’s the lowest rate since 1970.
How individuals view the relevance of money is a frequent irritant in relationships . . . . .
If couples have money, I can see the irritation level between them being less than it would be for those who are under constant pressure from a lack of money.
Cowperson