15 ways to predict a divorce
Facebook has allowed me to see that several of my high school classmates are now hitched, and based on everything that I know about most of them, and from the partner that they chose, I assume most of these marriages won't last that long.
This article only further confirms my suspicions, and makes me happy that C's parents are still married (sign #4)
1. If you're a married American, your marriage is between 40 and 50 percent likely to end in divorce.
2. If you live in a red state, you're 27 percent more likely to get divorced than if you live in a blue state.
3. If you argue with your spouse about finances once a week, your marriage is 30 percent more likely to end in divorce than if you argue with your spouse about finances less frequently.
4. If your parents were divorced, you're at least 40 percent more likely to get divorced than if they weren't. If your parents married others after divorcing, you're 91 percent more likely to get divorced.
5. If only one partner in your marriage is a smoker, you're 75 percent to 91 percent more likely to divorce than smokers who are married to fellow smokers.
6. If you have a daughter, you're nearly 5 percent more likely to divorce than if you have a son.
7. If you're an evangelical Christian adult who has been married, there's a 26 percent likelihood that you've been divorced-- compared to a 28 percent chance for Catholics and a 38 percent chance for non-Christians.
8. If you live in Wayne County, Indiana, and are over 15 years old, there's a 19.2 percent chance that you've been divorced.
9. If both you and your partner have had previous marriages, you're 90 percent more likely to get divorced than if this had been the first marriage for both of you.
10. If you're a woman two or more years older than your husband, your marriage is 53 percent more likely to end in divorce than if he was one year younger to three years older.
11. If you're of "below average" intelligence, you're 50 percent more likely to be divorced than those of "above average" intelligence.
12. If you've been diagnosed with cervical cancer, your likelihood of getting divorced is 40 percent higher than standard rates; it's 20 percent higher if you've been diagnosed with testicular cancer.
13. If you have twins or triplets, your marriage is 17 percent more likely to end in divorce than if your children are not multiple births.
14. If you're a female serial cohabiter--a woman who has lived with more than one partner before your first marriage--then you're 40 percent more likely to get divorced than women who have never done so.
15. If you're in a male same-sex marriage, it's 50 percent more likely to end in divorce than a heterosexual marriage. If you're in a female same-sex marriage, this figure soars to 167 percent.
For sources on the stats, check out the article on The Daily Beast.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-05-19/15-ways-to-predict-divorce/3/
This article only further confirms my suspicions, and makes me happy that C's parents are still married (sign #4)
1. If you're a married American, your marriage is between 40 and 50 percent likely to end in divorce.
2. If you live in a red state, you're 27 percent more likely to get divorced than if you live in a blue state.
3. If you argue with your spouse about finances once a week, your marriage is 30 percent more likely to end in divorce than if you argue with your spouse about finances less frequently.
4. If your parents were divorced, you're at least 40 percent more likely to get divorced than if they weren't. If your parents married others after divorcing, you're 91 percent more likely to get divorced.
5. If only one partner in your marriage is a smoker, you're 75 percent to 91 percent more likely to divorce than smokers who are married to fellow smokers.
6. If you have a daughter, you're nearly 5 percent more likely to divorce than if you have a son.
7. If you're an evangelical Christian adult who has been married, there's a 26 percent likelihood that you've been divorced-- compared to a 28 percent chance for Catholics and a 38 percent chance for non-Christians.
8. If you live in Wayne County, Indiana, and are over 15 years old, there's a 19.2 percent chance that you've been divorced.
9. If both you and your partner have had previous marriages, you're 90 percent more likely to get divorced than if this had been the first marriage for both of you.
10. If you're a woman two or more years older than your husband, your marriage is 53 percent more likely to end in divorce than if he was one year younger to three years older.
11. If you're of "below average" intelligence, you're 50 percent more likely to be divorced than those of "above average" intelligence.
12. If you've been diagnosed with cervical cancer, your likelihood of getting divorced is 40 percent higher than standard rates; it's 20 percent higher if you've been diagnosed with testicular cancer.
13. If you have twins or triplets, your marriage is 17 percent more likely to end in divorce than if your children are not multiple births.
14. If you're a female serial cohabiter--a woman who has lived with more than one partner before your first marriage--then you're 40 percent more likely to get divorced than women who have never done so.
15. If you're in a male same-sex marriage, it's 50 percent more likely to end in divorce than a heterosexual marriage. If you're in a female same-sex marriage, this figure soars to 167 percent.
For sources on the stats, check out the article on The Daily Beast.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-05-19/15-ways-to-predict-divorce/3/