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Originally Posted by troutman
I think one reason the divorce rate is down, is people are getting married later in life. These marriages tend to be more successful.
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I was at a wedding last weekend where the couple getting married was in their mid 30's and have 2 kids, and have been together for like 8 years. Chances are that marriage will work. I don't have the stats but I'm guessing that today a lot of young people who mistakingly end up getting pregnant aren't as inclined to rush into getting married as they used to be. I suspect a higher than normal number of those marriages ended up in divorce.
Re: Money, yes that evil thing, I can say without a doubt that it's the most contentious thing in my marriage. My wife is a very free spender, and I'm pretty much as cheap as they come. The thing is that I think statistically we'd rate in the top 5% nationally in terms of house hold income yet my wife tells me last night that she wishes money wasn't an issue and that she coud spend money on stuff like her sister can whenever she wants. Of course her sister is 8 years older than her and 8 years ago her husband wasn't a multi millionaire like he is today.