The Not-So-Great Reason Divorce Rates Are Declining

[rockytopva]

Between 2008 and 2016, the divorce rate declined by 18 percent overall. When I asked Andrew Cherlin, a sociology professor at Johns Hopkins University, how to make sense of this trend, he opened his explanation with something of a koan: “In order to get divorced,” he said, “you have to get married first.”

The Not-So-Great Reason Divorce Rates Are Declining - The Atlantic - Pocket

 

[Heart2Soul]

Between 2008 and 2016, the divorce rate declined by 18 percent overall. When I asked Andrew Cherlin, a sociology professor at Johns Hopkins University, how to make sense of this trend, he opened his explanation with something of a koan: “In order to get divorced,” he said, “you have to get married first.”

The Not-So-Great Reason Divorce Rates Are Declining - The Atlantic - Pocket

 

[Heart2Soul]

Yes sadly people are forsaking the covenant of marriage and opting for just living together.