Pointless Announcements

I'm sure your neck is great.

 

I've recently committed myself to wearing no fewer than two layers on any appendage for the rest of the season.

My dog wears a coat because he's not a dire wolf. His breed was designed for the tropics.

/BeyondtheWall

 

I think part of the explanation for that stat is people are getting married later today vs. 1950. Using the age of say, over 32 or 35 might not show such a big difference. Using the age of 15 is far more extreme today than it was almost 65 years ago.

 

Even with the marriage rate dropping to a third? (Then, of course, factor in the divorce rate.)

 

Yeah, add in the number of 2-3-4th+ marriages happening today that weren't in 1950....

Don't get me wrong, I see why fewer people are getting married. I think that stat is purposefully extreme to make the point. I think "number of women who reach 35 (or 40, or whatever) without being married" would be a more accurate descriptor. I know lots of older folks who were married at 17-18 or younger back in the 50-60s. I don't think I've been to a wedding of an 18 year old since I was a little kid, it just doesn't happen today hardly ever.

 

There are lots of myths out there about the American divorce rate. Don't fall into that statistical trap. My family studies textbook had an entire chapter proving why the 50% number is false.
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Which is good, because those are the marriages more likely to end in divorce!

 

My husband is terrible at getting rid of those guys. Inevitably, if the Mormons or the Jehovah's Witnesses show up, he ends up with a ton of pamphlets. I told him to tell them next time that his wife works for a church and that's good enough, and then shut the door. "But that would be rude!" *headdesk*

 

I'd rather see religious people being polite and friendly, trying to bring something positive (whether you buy into it or not) than standing on the corner screaming 'God hates fags!' or protesting funerals.

 

Does it have to be legal?

 

I need that for my husband.

 

Isn't it like 40% of first marriages or something? (I was referring mainly to it being higher than in 1950, and it having an impact on why people aren't married, as opposed to simply being never married.)