wondering about statistics
But something's been bugging me. I keep seeing this "50% of all marriages end in divorce!" statistic thrown around willy nilly. And all the anecdotal evidence I see is to the contrary. I have a diverse group of married friends and none of us are divorced, nor do any of us seem to be on the verge of divorce. (Unless there's something that nobody is telling me). This 50% rate seems totally bogus and I'm wondering where it came from. The actual rate seems much lower. I did some digging and found out that the later you marry, the better chance you have statistically of staying together.
This bodes well for my friends and I who all got married in their very late 20's or early 30's. And we're mostly not very religious which helps too... Yeah, it turns out that those very conservative wing nuts that are fighting gay marriage tooth and nail have the highest divorce rate of any other group. Hmmmmm...