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I'm too lazy to clean the house.
The number one need for a spouse...
I'm too lazy to clean the house.
Sounds like a future divorce statistic waiting to happen.
I'm too lazy to clean the house.
a good one
Best take her or him on a week's sailing trip (and I mean a real sailing boat, not some floating palace). Especially in bad weather that brings out the best as well as the worst in anybody.:mrgreen:You have to see someone at their worst and at their most vulnerable before you can really know their character.
Why do people still get married?
Over 50% end in divorce. Complications seeing your children. Ex-spouses often angry with each other. money spent on divorce.
If somebody told you that over 50% of the time your parachute would not open would you actually go skydiving? Obviously not...
Your chances are actually much better on your first marriage, the 50% statistic includes people who've divorced their second and third marriages
How do you mean that? Are you only saying that a first marriage has a less than 50% chance of divorce? Or are you saying that those with second and beyond marriages have a higher chance of divorce than first marriages. I do get the part that the 50% statistic is all inclusive and effectively counts a single person's multiple divorces.
With each subsequent marriage, you chances of divorce increase.
I'd like to see the numbers. While admittedly anecdotal, my experience is that second are more successful then first these days, although those who get a divorce in the second marriage are highly likely to have divorce and remarriage as a trend.
Anecdotally, I am finding third time to be the charm.
I think there is a point that there is a turn around, but I would be interested in knowing if there is a "learning curve" factor, which would make a subsequent married have a higher chance of success, and where is the average of that?
I agree that there has to be a turn-around, a certain maturity perhaps, maybe even taking a giant step away from past behaviors. Not many people can do that though, so they repeat cycles.
That they do. My youngest sis is on #3, she professes happiness but really I don't see a lot of difference in my current BIL from the previous 2. My other sister is on number 2, first guy was nice but had serious drinking problems which is what ended the marriage, her current husband is great and they've been married for 20 years.
With each subsequent marriage, you chances of divorce increase.
Are you only asking about why people get the legal paperwork done, or are you seeking a broader answer?
Legally...
Legally...
Why do people still get married?
Over 50% end in divorce. Complications seeing your children. Ex-spouses often angry with each other. money spent on divorce.
If somebody told you that over 50% of the time your parachute would not open would you actually go skydiving? Obviously not...
There is no reason to get married.
How do I benefit from being married? What can I do as a married man that I can't do with a live-in girlfriend?
Inherit her estate of have her inherit yours when one of you unexpectedly dies.
If you're immortal, then you don't have to worry about that.
I like the immediate divorce conversation. It's weird how marriage is supposed to be permanent and with someone you want to stay with.
live in gf is fine but be aware some states have a time limit to where you've actually become common law married.
Dual parenting is proven to be better for kids than single parenting or the typical every other weekend/1 day a week visitation with the other.
Dual parenting is proven to be better for kids than single parenting or the typical every other weekend/1 day a week visitation with the other.