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It doesn't surprise me that it is not 50%. I only have one friend that has been divorced, so it's not common in my circle.
Divorce rates are definitely impacted by age when you get married, educational background, socioeconomic background, religious background, etc.

I think that many of us now married were the first generation to go through the true divorce culture and learned a lot from it. While I feel like having divorced parents showed me that sometimes it needs to happen, it also made me realize the true effect it has on children and will certainly make me work harder on my marriage before ever divorcing.

That said, I'm actually surprised that every friend I know who got married (some who even got married straight out of high school to high school sweethearts) is still married. I'm only 29 and many of my friends married in their mid-twenties, so while not 19, it's still a relatively younger age group getting married and that hasn't affected the divorce rate.

Been married almost 4 years. Most of my friends have been married about the same. I only have 1 friend that got divorced and it was within 2 years of being married. Also have twelve cousins who are married anywhere from a few months to 20 years, and none of them are divorced (although 1 we are sort of rooting for divorce bc her husband is a douche and she can do better...). 3 of my parents' 5 siblings are divorced but all three of them got divorced after 20 or 30 years of marriage.

I don't think age really has to do with it. Just my opinion. My SO and I were high school sweethearts. We will be 21 and 23 when we get married next year. I think it depends on morals and personal beliefs. We have both talked and agreed that once we get married we are never getting divorced. I only know four couples that have gotten divorces. 2 young and 2 old. I think people might be taking marriage more seriously. I know a lot of couples that would rather work things out than split. That's how I think it should be

@littleblessings: I agree. Most of my friends all got married before 25. Actually, only 3 of my close friends got married at 28, and one close friend is still not married, but in a serious relationship. The high school sweethearts (about 6 couples that I know) are celebrating 9 years this year!

I have been married 5 years. It doesn't seem like too many people who actively post here are divorced. In my social group only 2 couples (from DHs friends) got divorced and 3 of my friends hanging on. That's out of hundreds we know. So yes I agree marriage needs a PR person.
As to why- I think many people are not forced into marriage by societal norms these days so a lot of iffy people are staying unmarried. Plus maybe more people are getting counseling, community or online support for rough spots?!