According to http://www.divorcererate.org, 41% of all first marriages end in divorce, 60% of all second marriages end in divorce, and 73% of all third marriages end in divorce. WOW.
Those are some high numbers.
Age At Marriage For Those Who Divorce In America
Age Women Men
Under 20 years old 27.6% 11.7%
20 to 24 years old 36.6% 38.8%
25 to 29 years old 16.4% 22.3%
30 to 34 years old 8.5% 11.6%
35 to 39 years old 5.1% 6.5%
http://www.divorcererate.org
What's interesting about this chart is that it pretty much goes against social norms. For instance, if you ask most people they would say wait until about mid 20s to get married and definitely don't get married before 20 years old. However, as you can see, divorce rates are significantly higher in couples who hook up at around their mid 20s as apposed to under 20 years old.
Hm.... Perhaps it has to do with the pressure people feel to get married around that age so they settle and end up with a lazy deadbeat instead of who they really want?
It's also a social norm not to wait until mid to late 30s to hook up. People say it's too late in life to be getting married. Take a look at the chart. And don't tell me it's because they've matured and it's their second marriage because if you refer to the first paragraph of this article more people divorce during their second than during their first.
So let me ask you, should people wait until their mid to late 30s to get married as apposed to getting married in their mid to late 20s? Or should they get married before 20? Should they get married at all? Leave a comment.