Harvard Study: Biggest Factor in Divorce Is Husband's Employment Status

Re:Harvard Study: Biggest Factor in Divorce Is Husband's Emp... by sokoloff on Thursday July 28, 2016 @07:20PM (#12183920)

An unacceptable risk, compared to what? Never marrying?

Living comes with a 100% chance of dying.

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Re:Harvard Study: Biggest Factor in Divorce Is Husband's Emp... by enave on Thursday July 28, 2016 @08:28PM (#12184296)

Yes but there's no alternative to living, so it's not a factor to consider.

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Re:Harvard Study: Biggest Factor in Divorce Is Husband's Emp... by tamana on Thursday July 28, 2016 @07:22PM (#12183937)

Yes, compared to never marrying, maybe paying child support but not alimony, or compared to getting sterilized.

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Re:Harvard Study: Biggest Factor in Divorce Is Husband's Emp... by sokoloff on Thursday July 28, 2016 @07:29PM (#12183976)

I don't think that 2.5% is evenly distributed (as in, every year each couple pulls a ball from a lotto machine with 39 green and 1 red ball in it).

I know my own chance isn't 0%, but I'm confident that it's lower than average. I choose to be married to my wife and to raise our kids in that framework. It's not easy every day, but it's absolutely an acceptable risk, IMO.

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Re:Harvard Study: Biggest Factor in Divorce Is Husband's Emp... by autokad on Thursday July 28, 2016 @10:42PM (#12184747)

i heard there's a lot of truth in the '7 year itch' milestone, but I havent seen the #s

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