I am totally sceptical about statistics concerning D. So I take them all with a pinch of salt in truth it is impossible to collate that kind of info on the scale needed to get any accurate results.Also just how truthful would a person be when answering? So if 50% of first marriages now fail and 60% of second marriages fail and affairs burn out after 6mths. 80% of mlc ers return and it last 6mths to 2 years. Whilst walkaways rarely marry the affair partner Who is marrying who? Not trying to be cynical here just confused and also am I missing something. Not even going to throw in the God hates D and restores the marriages of those who believe and pray x,y,z, prayers into the equasion. Just for the record I am a believing christian so not knocking anyone for their beliefs.
I hear ya on the stats thing. Stats can be manipulated for sure, but I would say that the divorce rates are pretty close, simply because what I see everyday in my job. I deal with kids and parents, trust me, divorce rates are super high. Why you do see people entering and or exiting marriages is simple, your age. I'm not throwing off on you by saying that, but people over 55 are either in a relationship, widdowed, or been burned enough times to not even fool with it. Also people in that age bracket don't seem to get out a lot to meet people, for the most part. I do know some folks in that age bracket I would love to be like if I am fortunate to live that long. Also, men of that age group tend to find younger women to court. I know a lot of what I am saying is hardly scientific evidence, but I think that is the way it is.
