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> If you had a computer that only booted, or a car that only started, 40% of the time - you wouldn't say, well.. the system is ok - sometimes it works out! Thi

> If you had a computer that only booted, or a car that only started, 40% of the time - you wouldn't say, well.. the system is ok - sometimes it works out! This is an unfair comparison because the standard for a marriage succeeding is a lot higher than for computers or cars. If I bought a car or a computer and it and had only a 60% chance of failing to last until I'm 80 years old I'd consider that fantastic. But a marriage that fails after ten years is counted as part of the 40% failure rate.

fuqmachine 6y ago
Cars don't come with a guarantee that it will last until you're 80 though. You go over a certain mileage, you're counting down the life of your car. On the other hand, marriage is touted as this perfect "till death do us apart" deal. Should weddings be sold like cars? With "your mileage may vary" and "you will have many marriages throughout your life?" Maybe then I'd agree with your logic.
- blaser-waffle 6y ago
  > Should weddings be sold like cars? With "your mileage may vary" and "you will have many marriages throughout your life?" Maybe then I'd agree with your logic. Sure. Mortgages come in 15 and 30 year sizes, and child custody is util they're 18. Call it a 20 year sizing, after that you figure out whatchu need to split up and then think about the next steps.
imtringued 6y ago
Why not just calculate the average duration of a marriage instead? Of course this is biased against people who marry late in life but at least the meaning of the number is easy to understand. A 40% failure rate can mean practically anything.