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 rise. In fact, rates of divorce have been sinking since the 1980s—as have rates of marriage.
As it turns out, there are a lot of myths surrounding the concept of divorce, which makes it hard to know what is true. That’s why we set out to find the truth about divorce—and trace the six biggest trends. Learn about common risk factors for divorce, where divorce is happening the most often, who’s getting divorced, and many other interesting statistics in this handy infographic. Some of the data may surprise you!
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Source: eLocal.com