Outcome is still the same: There are fewer people getting divorced. If the cause is that younger people are less likely to get divorced (which is what these st

Outcome is still the same: There are fewer people getting divorced. If the cause is that younger people are less likely to get divorced (which is what these stats are showing, even though that contradicts your anecdotal points) in their first marriage while older people keep getting married and divorced, there's still fewer overall divorces. If it's that younger people are once bitten twice shy as you suggest, then there are still fewer overall divorces.