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No issue with content I just see an opening to point something out.

The common saying “Half of all marriages end in divorce” is a great example of people misunderstanding statistics. About 70% of first marriages go the distance. But there is a small minority of chronic divorcees that throw off the average. Statistically after ones second divorce the probability of success goes into the single digits.

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And also, divorce rates among college educated professionals have been trending down, and if I’m not mistaken, persistent marriage is >70% in that demographic

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One of my few high school pals who couldn't make marriage last is, last I heard, on her third marriage. She was always looking for something newer and more exciting.

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I call them pejoritively "seekers". You ask them for a dance and they spend the whole time looking over your shoulder for a better deal. They will never find it.

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Yep, those people are never happy

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