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Reinforcing that people are as faithful as [their knowledge of] options. This is a study about women, it applies to men as well. The remaining question would

Reinforcing that people are as faithful as [their knowledge of] options. This is a study about women, it applies to men as well. The remaining question would be the utility of marriage stability. As in, this study and most responses to this would be about a desired outcome, about premarital sex or marital stability being "good" or "bad". There are lots of examples of problems people and families have outside of wedlock, or in unstable marriages, but I would say that is a societal fault for not providing additional frameworks to follow, leaving people to guess and fail at it.

shoo 8y ago
> The remaining question would be the utility of marriage stability. Completely agree. Context about specifics of marriage matter. There isn't even a single notion of utility. Perhaps another way to drive the point home is to enumerate possible (immediate) causes of divorce: infidelity, money, poor communication, frequent arguments, weight gain, unrealistic expectations, lack of intimacy, lack of equality, lack of preparation for marriage, abuse. + In many cases, ending an existing marriage is going to be a much better outcome then alternatives for at least one of the partners involved. Cherry-picking a more extreme example: what's the utility of a stable abusive marriage to the person getting abused? + 10 most common reasons for divorce, Marriage.com . Who knows if this data is any good, but it's enough to start taking