According to author Kathleen Gerson, in her 2010 study The Unfinished Revolution, close to 75 percent of women would rather file for divorce and go it alone than forsake their careers to become homemakers. Meanwhile, Gerson adds, men and women are in near-lockstep to preferring an egalitarian marriage (or one…
According to a recent article from CNN contributor Pepper Schwartz, there is a pronounced difference in the number of Baby Boomers and younger generations when it comes to filing divorce papers. Citing data from the New York Times, Schwartz said the overall divorce rate had fallen from 50 percent to…
The most commonly cited reasons for divorce are financial problems, domestic/substance abuse, and infidelity. However, a new online divorce study from the American Community Survey and the Daily Beast would seem to indicate that geography may play a role as well. According to the statistical data, Panama City, Florida, is…
Okay, so it isn’t foolproof — I have a college degree and have gone through one myself — but new findings from the Bureau of Labor Statistics have revealed that if you want to avoid the divorce papers, you have better chances if you’re a college grad (provided you’re also…
The decision to file for divorce may be contagious, according to a new study conducted by researchers from Brown University. The findings revealed that if couples are friends with other couples going through a divorce, they are 75 percent more likely to experience one for themselves. Furthermore, if their friends…
CNSNews.com, an openly right-wing news site, recently ran calculations on the effects of the Affordable Care Act (referred to in the news piece as “Obamacare”) on married couples and found some interesting information that could benefit divorced couples. As a site that specializes in cheap divorce and helping you through…
When it comes to divorce, no one wants to be a statistic. But the truth of the matter is, we all are in some form or another, and we can either ignore what the numbers tell us, or we can understand that they are the way they are for a…
A new Gallup poll released in August looked at how many Americans wanted marriage, and how many viewed it as important. The results revealed that a majority of Americans were currently marred at 54 percent, while 21 percent wanted to take the vows but just weren’t there yet, and 20…
It may come as a surprise to some, but the national average for divorce across all occupations is around 17 percent, according to a recent study published in the Journal Of Police And Criminal Psychology. While this number seems somewhat low, it doesn’t mean there aren’t a few offending professions…
Even if you aren’t a divorcee yourself, chances are that a divorce has already affected your life. Though no one gets married with the intention of getting divorced, about 45% of marriages split up in the end. However, despite what popular knowledge might say, divorce rates are not on the…