The poll in AARP:
Is it a good idea for couples to live together before getting married?
Age group
18-49 50-plus
Good idea
75% 57%
Bad idea
23% 40%
Why do you think divorce is so common today?
Marriage isn't taken as seriously as it used to be.
47% 43%
Divorce is more acceptable today?
28% 23%
Easier to get a divorce today
19% 27%
Don't know
5% 6%
Would you pick your current spouse again?
Yes
95% 91%
No
3% 7%
Don't know what this all means, but I saw it and thought it would relate to my marriage question topics.
Comments
last commentI assume the response percents relate to male then female. So 3/4 of the guys think living together before marriage is a good idea. Pretty scattered response as to why divorce is more common today - but I did notice that SC's weren't mentioned as a reason.
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Goddamn AARP how fuckin old are you !
Freezer burn...burrrr
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mmdv26,
Not men and women. As it says above, "Age group
18-49 50-plus".
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Jack,
64 going on 104.
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