- The chance of a first marriage ending in divorce over a forty year period is 45%.
- The divorce rate for 2nd marriages is 60% higher.
- 25% of people between ages 18-44 have parents who are divorced.
- 26% of households in 1990 are married couples with children.
- 1 million new children a year are added to the roster of marital failure.
- The major impact of divorce on kids often doesn't show up until romantic relationships develop.
- 2/3 of divorces are initiated by women - despite the high price they pay emotionally or financially.
- An unhappy marriage can increase your chances of getting sick by 35%.
- Stress of divorce/separation can depress your immune system's function; happy marriages boost it.
- Children raised in homes with marital hostility show chronically elevated stress hormones that can have long term psychological and behavioral consequences.
