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Any explanation on how you think this data effects divorce rate, or are you just showing us some related data for the sake of it.

gen220 6y ago
People are putting off marriage to later ages. People are more likely to think that premarital sex is morally justifiable. People of marrying-age are more active participants in the work force. Historically, if you were a median woman you needed marriage to have access to a stable income. If you were a median human, you needed marriage to have socially-acceptable sex. Nowadays, people in their 20s have many paths to wealth and sex that do not require the commitment of marriage. People can remain financially and sexually independent for more of their lives (feasibly indefinitely), which means they can be more choosy with their marriage partners. This implies fewer and happier marriages, and a lower divorce rate. That's my interpretation of the presented data, anyways.
nicolashahn 6y ago
I'll take a stab. > https://i.imgur.com/b07CQKU.png https://i.imgur.com/b07CQKU.png Higher age at marriage means that people are more sure of what they want by the time they settle down, so are less likely to regret their choice of partner. > https://i.imgur.com/0rWEnNh.png https://i.imgur.com/0rWEnNh.png More premarital sex also means more are sure of sexual compatibility before marriage. That's a massive component of a healthy relationship that the no-sex-before-marriage crowd gets no data on before committing. > https://i.imgur.com/l9E3rVY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/l9E3rVY.jpg More women entering the workforce means that there's more equality on many parts of the relationship. Speaking anecdotally, my parents (dad was in tech working long hours, mom raised us and did housework) always accused the other of not doing enough, and a big factor of that is that the type of work they did was more or less incomparable. How do you measure the effort and stress of corporate life vs that of raising kids? There's also the resentment a non-working partner can have of being completely financially reliant on the other. In the other direction, resentment for being seen as only good for being a source of money. Both parents having roughly equivalent types of work, financial power, and relationship responsibilities probably facilitates better communication and empathy.
maerF0x0 6y ago
I too will take a stab. All 3 point to people getting married for the wrong reasons are just not getting married anymore. Getting married because you're young and "in love"/pregnant- bad idea. Getting married because you want to have sex -- bad idea. Getting married as a means to acquire resources/security from a man -- bad idea. by "bad idea" i just mean fraught with risks, amongst them divorce.

gen220 6y ago

People are putting off marriage to later ages. People are more likely to think that premarital sex is morally justifiable. People of marrying-age are more active participants in the work force. Historically, if you were a median woman you needed marriage to have access to a stable income. If you were a median human, you needed marriage to have socially-acceptable sex. Nowadays, people in their 20s have many paths to wealth and sex that do not require the commitment of marriage. People can remain financially and sexually independent for more of their lives (feasibly indefinitely), which means they can be more choosy with their marriage partners. This implies fewer and happier marriages, and a lower divorce rate. That's my interpretation of the presented data, anyways.

nicolashahn 6y ago

I'll take a stab. > https://i.imgur.com/b07CQKU.png https://i.imgur.com/b07CQKU.png Higher age at marriage means that people are more sure of what they want by the time they settle down, so are less likely to regret their choice of partner. > https://i.imgur.com/0rWEnNh.png https://i.imgur.com/0rWEnNh.png More premarital sex also means more are sure of sexual compatibility before marriage. That's a massive component of a healthy relationship that the no-sex-before-marriage crowd gets no data on before committing. > https://i.imgur.com/l9E3rVY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/l9E3rVY.jpg More women entering the workforce means that there's more equality on many parts of the relationship. Speaking anecdotally, my parents (dad was in tech working long hours, mom raised us and did housework) always accused the other of not doing enough, and a big factor of that is that the type of work they did was more or less incomparable. How do you measure the effort and stress of corporate life vs that of raising kids? There's also the resentment a non-working partner can have of being completely financially reliant on the other. In the other direction, resentment for being seen as only good for being a source of money. Both parents having roughly equivalent types of work, financial power, and relationship responsibilities probably facilitates better communication and empathy.

maerF0x0 6y ago

I too will take a stab. All 3 point to people getting married for the wrong reasons are just not getting married anymore. Getting married because you're young and "in love"/pregnant- bad idea. Getting married because you want to have sex -- bad idea. Getting married as a means to acquire resources/security from a man -- bad idea. by "bad idea" i just mean fraught with risks, amongst them divorce.