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by Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here on February 21st, 2009

Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here

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Over all, marriages that ended in divorce lasted an average of 9.6 years. First marriages that ended in divorce lasted 10.7 years, while second marriages ended after 6.7 years and third marriages lasted 7.2 years. In your opinion how can we improve this?

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  • by Bee on March 13th, 2009

    Bee

    People who hate each other SHOULD get divorced.

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  • by Nancy on March 13th, 2009

    Nancy

    By being clear and understanding what the expectations of both partners in the marriage are, for example: what their plans are for the future; both short and long term, the morals they have, their political and religious views, do they want children, how many children, etc; basically to know everything about that person before you make the decision to marry in the first place. If you are compatible to start off with, the chances are much greater of that marriage lasting a long time.

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  • by andthenitsgone on March 13th, 2009

    andthenitsgone

    By accepting the fact that each marriage is going to go for a ride, and those who hang on will gain an understanding of themselves and their partner they would've never known before. It is a far cry from what originally sparked the relationship promise you that!

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  • by Randy2009 on February 21st, 2009

    Randy2009

    Do you see the pattern? all these dates are around the 7 year itch. A person married for better or for worse. We all go though certain times in our life that is considered the worst times. Days of the week is like that to, it's always Wednesdays for me. Months are like that also, January's are my worst times. Years are also like that. I think once a person knows that, you can then make some changes.

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  • by stay glazed on the haze on February 21st, 2009

    stay glazed on the haze

    Stop rushing into things and assuming things are perfect. You have to get to know the person completley and they have to agree with things that are most important to you.

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  • by Blackberry. on March 13th, 2009

    Blackberry.

    Why must we automatically assume it needs to be improved? What about all the battered men and women that needed to get out of the marriages? To improve it you would have to start from the ground up and tell parents to raise their kids right so they grow up and become decent people. But that is impossible because there are always fucked up situations people are in. So it really can't be improved so easily.

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  • by Yarnlady is happy every day on March 13th, 2009

    Yarnlady is happy every day

    I'm not so sure we should improve this. It is human nature to believe that "love" will overcome all difficulties, or "this love will last forever". It simply is not true.

    What might work better would be to eliminate all advantages to being married, and instead allow "domestic partners" to bestow the protections that marriages bestow, with the ability to withdraw from the partnership agreement with the least aggravation possible.

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  • by Daze on March 13th, 2009

    Daze

    well they should get an average how long people wait till they get married. And how old they are. Alot of people tell me i should get married when i've only been with my bf for two years! are you crazy im 20 and i know thats not a good amount of time....they could be hiding who they really are, You never know


    my sister got married to her ex husband after less than a year!! lol it lasted five years then she got the whole family close to him then cheated on him. Now she met someone on match.com and automatically thinks its gonna work.
    she met him last year and is getting married this november hmmm lets see how long this lasts!??


    My step dad got divorced with my mom two years ago he met this girl and a year later they were married! he says that they "had to" cause she joined the military...lol (it was for the money)

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  • by Thinker on March 13th, 2009

    Thinker

    Well my stats are close to the norm #1 was 10 yrs #2 was almost 16 and #3 was 7yrs.

    There are many things that can make or break a marriage. Communication is the best maker of a marriage and men what we think is communication a woman does not! For us to communicate we need to understand what they are looking for even if we don't like it.

    Forgiveness and forgetting is very big on the list both ways. We men can screw up so fast and we don't even know what we did most of the time. Women have a mind that doesn't forget and a memory that is like a snapping turtle with lock jaw! Women need to understand how a man thinks and learn how to forgive and forget completely if she ever hopes to make things right. Once forgiven never NEVER bring it up again!

    It is hard for a woman to be tolerent of a man. If she thinks it is wrong then believe me let it be wrong, appologise and move on. Gals forgive us guys we try hard.

    Drinking is a major breaking point; so are drugs. Everyone should stay away from them they cause arguments that no one can win from.

    Never cheat on one another. Cheating is a lie! There are other alternatives if both can honestly accept and understand them so no one cheats.

    Tell each other you love the other and mean it! put some feeling and compation into it guys...don't be phoney.

    I hope this helps towards improving relationships.

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  • by Sosueme on March 13th, 2009

    Sosueme

    Don't get married.

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  • by bolwerk on February 21st, 2009

    bolwerk

    One good way is to ban marriage in states that were stupid enough to vote for Bush. These tend to have higher divorce rates.

    BTW, that NY Times article is 20 years old.

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  • by Jerrykim on March 28th, 2009

    Jerrykim

    We can start by stripping marriage of all legal benefits and make it a HOLY matrimony between two people.

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  • by dame on March 13th, 2009

    dame

    shouldnt get married until your 25 an lived with each other for a year

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  • by Darling on March 13th, 2009

    Darling

    By dating for at least 2 years before you get married, and live together first.

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  • by larrymcjon on March 13th, 2009

    larrymcjon

    Live with each other for a year. If you find yourselves hating each other by the end, don't get married.

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