Why Marriage?

Photo by Tom Pumford

According to the most recent National Health Statistics Report (NHSR) published by the Centers for Disease Control “about half of first marriages end in divorce.”[i]  Unfortunately, this most recent report was published in 2012, which means that very likely the percentage is higher today.  While it is true that the overall divorce rate in the United States has been trending downward (8.2% in 2000 compared to 6.9% in 2016)[ii], this is largely due to the fact that fewer people are getting married.  ​

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