The Not-So-Great Reason Divorce Rates Are Declining

[rockytopva]

Between 2008 and 2016, the divorce rate declined by 18 percent overall. When I asked Andrew Cherlin, a sociology professor at Johns Hopkins University, how to make sense of this trend, he opened his explanation with something of a koan: “In order to get divorced,” he said, “you have to get married first.”

The Not-So-Great Reason Divorce Rates Are Declining - The Atlantic - Pocket

 

[Salty]

Yes, 100% of divorcing people are married?

What would be interesting would be what % of
so-called "h0mosex@l marriages have ended in divorce?

 

[KenH]

What would be interesting would be what % of so-called "h0mosex@l marriages have ended in divorce?

“Divorce rates can vary greatly not only between straight and same-sex couples, but also between gay and lesbian spouses. Results from multiple studies indicate that lesbian couples are more likely to split than their gay counterparts. For example, a Statistics Netherland study examining same-sex relationships since 2001 concluded that while more lesbian marriages were registered, 30 percent ended in divorce within ten years. Conversely, only 15 percent of gay couples divorced after a decade.”

Brown Law Offices, P.A.

 

[Aaron]

Yes, 100% of divorcing people are married?

What would be interesting would be what % of
so-called "h0mosex@l marriages have ended in divorce?

There's no such thing as same sex marriage.

 

[KenH]

There's no such thing as same sex marriage.

Not from a Biblical perspective.

 

[Salty]

There's no such thing as same sex marriage.

Legally there is. and I agree with Ken - not from a Biblical perspective.

 

[Aaron]

If you call a dog's tail a leg, how many legs does a dog have?