In the U.S., approximately 90% of adults will marry.
Approximately 45% to 50% of first marriages will end in divorce.
In the 1920's, 1 of 7 marriages ended in divorce. By the 1950's, the divorce rate
was 1 in 5 and by the 1990's, almost 1 in 2 marriages ended in divorce.
Approximately 25% of couples are divorced within 3 years of marriage. The
average divorcing couple will stay married for approximately 7 years.
Following divorce, 80% of individuals will eventually remarry; with an average
of a 3 year period before remarriage.
Sixty percent of remarriages will end in divorce. The average length of the second
marriage is 5 years