The Divorce Rate is NOT 50%

We just read yet another article that stated the divorce rate in the USA was 50%. The divorce rate is not nearly as high as it is often reported in the popular media. We need to change that perception because it can be a discouraging message to those contemplating marriage. Most experts we have talked to believe the rate is closer to 40%. We ourselves have estimated the rate for first time marriages to be at somewhere between 35% and 40%. In other words, when you take out all of the couples married multiple times, your chances of staying together the first time you get married are really 60-65%.

For more details read The Divorce Rate Myth Debunked