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YOU ARE NOT ALONE: Some Interesting Facts & Figures About Marriage & Divorce

Some Interesting Facts & Figures About Marriage & Divorce


The following are some interesting marriage and divorce statistics.

  • 78% of adult Americans have been married at one point in their life.
  • 50% of all first marriages end in divorce
  • 64%of all second marriages end in divorce
  • 74%of all third marriages end in divorce
  • The United States has the highest incidence of divorce in the free world
  • Couples with children have only a slightly lower rate of divorce
  • There no longer seems to be much of a stigma attached to divorce;rather, people view divorce as just another rite of passage.

Most interesting fact...Many young adults make the assumption that most people will marry several times seeking a different partner for each phase of their  life.


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