Millennials Are Causing the U.S. Divorce Rate to Plummet

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Post by joering2 » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 4:47 PM UTC

Millennials Are Causing the U.S. Divorce Rate to Plummet
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Post by Sharlin » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:22 PM UTC

Another thing millennials are killing?

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Post by oh_sigh » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:28 PM UTC

Yes, it is hard to get divorced if you don't get married in the first place(or, later in life). I'm curious whether the age-controlled divorce rate is higher or lower for millenials.

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Post by bovermyer » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:28 PM UTC

I'm a millennial and I got divorced a couple years ago.

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Post by cableshaft » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:30 PM UTC

Sharlin wrote: post #2

Another thing millennials are killing?

But think of those poor divorce lawyers! How will they get their millions if millenials won't divorce?

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Post by noncoml » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:30 PM UTC

It's easier to get divorced if you already own two houses, and can afford to pay alimony with your big fat salary

Edit: s/married/divorced

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Post by irrational » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:31 PM UTC

oh_sigh wrote: post #3

Yes, it is hard to get divorced if you don't get married in the first place(or, later in life). I'm curious whether the age-controlled divorce rate is higher or lower for millenials.

That was my first thought too. Divorce is predicated on getting married to begin with.

I wonder if it was possible to track people who cohabit for a certain number of years and then separate, if the numbers would line up more closely with the boomer divorce rate.

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Post by 52-6F-62 » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:31 PM UTC

bovermyer wrote: post #4

I'm a millennial and I got divorced a couple years ago.

A good friend of mine is getting divorced soon as well.

Another old friend recently divorced.

My current relationship has outlasted almost everyone I know. We're not married. I have no explanation for any of it.

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Post by sidstling » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:31 PM UTC

I wonder how much cost plays in, I mean, my fiancée and I are adult middle class millennials and we’ve been saving for two years to have a wedding, and we’re planning a relatively cheap one.

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Post by pc86 » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:31 PM UTC

bovermyer wrote: post #4

I'm a millennial and I got divorced a couple years ago.

Pack it in everyone, this guy's anecdote invalidates the country's data.