What makes it more surprising to me (as a participant in the counter-contrarian dynamic that dang highlighted) is that among the many factors that correlate wit

What makes it more surprising to me (as a participant in the counter-contrarian dynamic that dang highlighted) is that among the many factors that correlate with reductions in divorce rate, they must surely be over-represented in the HN demographics: higher educations, greater incomes, later marriages, and more technical professions, for example. HN commenters (or the stereotype thereof) who are married would actually be more likely to be in stable marriages, and thus able to weigh first-hand the relative likelihood of a stable/happy correlation.