Divorce

If you would like to view the 10 Top Myths about Divorce the website is at the end of the quotes. This is in response to Jon and Kate + 8.>

Marriages of the children of divorce have a much higher rate of divorce than
> > the marriages of children from intact families. A major reason for this . .
> > is that children learn about marital commitment or permanence by observing
> > their parents. In the children of divorce, the sense of commitment to a
> > lifelong marriage has been undermined. - 10 Myths of Divorce, National
> > Marriage Project

And, as Jon kept saying....I'm only 32, I don't know what's coming. We KNOW
what's coming Jon & Stepmother Plus Eight......

> > And, when it comes to the kids, it's not just single unwed mothers whose kids
> > struggle. "Most researchers reported that STEPCHILDREN were similar to
> > children living with single mothers on the preponderance of outcome measures
> > and that stepchildren were at greater risk for problems than were children
> > living with both of their married parents." - The Journal of Marriage and
> > Family

Lots of resources here Before you Divorce, like these:

> > Each divorce is the death of a small civilization.
> > Pat Conroy

> > Bad marriages don't cause infidelity; infidelity causes bad marriages.
> > Frank Pittman

> > Our research estimates that 55-60% of marriages that end in divorce fall into
> > the category of "good enough marriages". These marriages appear to be
> > functioning well only a year or so prior to the divorce. From a child's
> > perspective, these divorce are unexpected, inexplicable, and unwelcome and are
> > thus most likely to harm children. These marriages are significantly more
> > likely to divorce because of infidelity, citing explanations of "drifting
> > apart" or "communication problems". They are unlikely to mention abuse because
> > these were not highly conflicted marriages. - Paul Amato, Smart Marriages
> > keynote

> > Money often costs too much.
> > Ralph Waldo Emerson

> > Divorce causes a decrease in wealth that is larger than just splitting a
> > couple¹s assets in half. Divorce drops a person's wealth by an average of 77%.
> > And, contrary to popular belief, the research shows that the wealth status of
> > divorced men wasn¹t significantly better than that of divorced women, in terms
> > of real money. Divorce devastates your wealth. By the same token, married
> > people see an increase in wealth that is more than just adding the assets of
> > two single people. If you really want to increase your wealth, get married and
> > stay married. - Jay Zagorsky, Ohio State, Journal of Sociology, Jan 2006


> > The Top Ten Myths of Divorce - by David Popenoe
> > http://marriage.rutgers.edu/Publications/pubtoptenmyths.htm