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It would appear to be the decline.

The story of ever-increasing divorce is a powerful narrative. It is also wrong. In fact, the divorce rate has been falling continuously over the past quarter-century, and is now at its lowest level since 1970. While marriage rates are also declining, those marriages that do occur are increasingly more stable. For instance, marriages that began
in the 1990s were more likely to celebrate a 10th anniversary than
those that started in the 1980s, which, in turn, were also more likely to last than marriages that began back in the 1970s.

Further on…

The narrative of rising divorce is also completely at odds with counts of divorce certificates, which show the divorce rate as having peaked at 22.8 divorces per 1,000 married couples in 1979 and to have fallen by 2005 to 16.7.

Why has the great divorce myth persisted so powerfully? Reporting on our families is a lot like reporting on the economy: statistical tales of woe provide the foundation for reform proposals. (Source)

Great news. Good for kids…good for parents…good for society.

Also see

• In spite of divorce being down sharply, single women are on the rise.
• Childless couples and attenders of worship are the happiest in society.
• Why men wait to get married.

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