http://www.newsweek.com/id/212140

Americans Marry Too Much

OK, we still have the highest divorce rate in the world. But that's the problem—"We divorce, repartner, and remarry faster than people in any other country," says Andrew Cherlin, a Johns Hopkins sociologist and author of the new book The Marriage-Go-Round. Because many of the people racking up multiple marriages are also parents, American kids are more likely than those in other developed countries to live in a household with a revolving cast of parents, step-parents, and live-in partners moving in and out of their lives—a pattern that is definitely no[b]t good for children. Cherlin says he was particularly stunned to discover that American kids born to married couples experienced 6 percent more household disruption by age 15 than Swedish kids born to unmarried parents. Experts predicted that the study would find exactly the opposite, since research has long shown that cohabiting relationships are more fragile than married ones.[/b] "Remember, we're talking about the 'avant-garde' Swedes compared to the 'conservative' Americans," Cherlin says. When researchers broadened the categories, they were further surprised to find that American families were less stable: 40 percent of American children born into a two-parent family experienced a parental breakup by age 15, compared with 30 percent of Swedish kids. And American kids are 47 percent more likely than Swedish kids to have a stepparent move into their home within three years of a divorce. The further down the economic ladder the parents are, the faster the turnover occurs because splits tend to be less complicated (there's less stuff to divide up before the relationship is dissolved). The bottom line is that while marriage is good for kids, it's best when it results in a stable home. Or as Cherlin puts it, "Many of the problems faced by America's children stem not from parents marrying too little but rather too often."

interesting stuff

I think they get lonely easily. And America is such a big place compared to Sweden, there's a tendency for friends and family to be so dispersed. There's rarely any time for you to even meet them or have time for yourself because Americans are always working, running from first jobs to second jobs, forgetting their families need work too. Life is so fast here, why won't they rush in and out of marriage?

I think they get lonely easily

I think so too.

A lot of women in America would rather be in a relationship than stay alone. Then again, in some weird way, its sometimes safer to have a man around the house.

They can. THEY'RE AMERICAN. Your brain on pause nigga?

I think they get lonely easily. And America is such a big place compared to Sweden, there's a tendency for friends and family to be so dispersed. There's rarely any time for you to even meet them or have time for yourself because Americans are always working, running from first jobs to second jobs, forgetting their families need work too. Life is so fast here, why won't they rush in and out of marriage?

Marriage has lost its meaning in that part of the world. Marriage is a contract that should not be broken. Infact, its a convenant.
The majority of the divorces in the country is in the state i live in and it is because children marry sooooooooooo early. You see some kids marrying at age 18, some even younger than that. That is why i have always being against early marriage. I believe if one is going to get married, it should be when they are done with university (preferably after grad school) or in there late 20's.

My roomate, who worked as a financial planner told me that majority of divorces take place within the first 5 years of the marriage (and after all the kids have grown up and have gone to university) and that what usually causes it is money.

Another reason is that majority of there weddings is based on fairly tales of "happily ever after" which is not realistic. The sentimental feeling of euphoria (like the type you see in the movies) they feel fades out. Real love is not going on dates or buying flowers, jewelry, teddy bears, and chocolate. Real love is not going on pony rides it is 1 Corinthians 13. When you read that chapter everyday and understand it, then you will see what love is.

I once drew a friend attention to this and what she yold me was that t is better to live with a dozen men that to have one miserable man for life,

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And they DIVORCE too much