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Tex · 12-03-2008, 01:42 PM

Statistics can tell you.

http://www.divorce360.com/content/di...alculator.aspx

marsupial · 12-03-2008, 02:44 PM

7% risk in the next 5 years. We got married young (21) so that probably counted against us.

BarbaraGordon · 12-04-2008, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by marsupial

7% risk in the next 5 years. We got married young (21) so that probably counted against us.

Me, too. I bet we had all the same answers.

FarrahWaters · 12-04-2008, 12:36 PM

7% here too, I was married fairly young at 23 too.

I noticed an article on the bottom of the results page that caught my eye. Two First Borns? Bad Match (since Mike and I are both firstborns)

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This has been studied very well from a psychological stand point. The most successful marriages are those where the oldest sister of brothers marries the youngest brother of sisters.”

“Think about it. The older sister of brothers all her life has been taking care of little boys growing up. The youngest brother of sisters all his life he has been taken care of by older sisters. It’s a natural fit. And there is a direct positive correlation between their place in their birth families and the stability of their marriage.”

Really? The best match for me is a baby of the family that I have to spoil and take care of?

marsupial · 12-04-2008, 01:06 PM

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Really? The best match for me is a baby of the family that I have to spoil and take care of?

Watch it! I am the baby of the family. So is danimal. It's amazing we're able to accomplish anything. I actually don't buy into the birth order crap.

FarrahWaters · 12-04-2008, 05:31 PM

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Watch it! I am the baby of the family. So is danimal. It's amazing we're able to accomplish anything. I actually don't buy into the birth order crap.

I know you two are the babies, and obviously a great match. I was trying to show how ridiculous the notion was. I was nurturing of my younger brother, but it doesn't mean I want to baby my husband.

Tex · 12-04-2008, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by FarrahWaters

I know you two are the babies, and obviously a great match. I was trying to show how ridiculous the notion was. I was nurturing of my younger brother, but it doesn't mean I want to baby my husband.

Not that I'm agreeing or disagreeing with the notion, but I don't think it was meant as a blanket policy in all cases. The original article dealt with probabilities based on certain factors, and I assume that's what the other article meant as well.

No one is implying causality here, either. It's just interesting to see what statistically has been successful (or not).

Mindfulcoug · 12-04-2008, 05:51 PM

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but it doesn't mean I want to baby my husband.

Hate to break it to you,but its what all the married women do .You just may not want to admit that .

RedHeadGal · 12-03-2008, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Tex

Statistics can tell you.

http://www.divorce360.com/content/di...alculator.aspx

you show me yours, I'll show you mine, Tex.

Clark Addison · 12-03-2008, 07:01 PM

5%.

I don't understand the gender question. Don't men and women have about the same chance of divorcing?

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marsupial Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I... Isn't it so fun to spell? Posts: 1,701	7% risk in the next 5 years. We got married young (21) so that probably counted against us. __________________ "Mormon men are inherently sexy..." -Archaea

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Clark Addison Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 638	5%. I don't understand the gender question. Don't men and women have about the same chance of divorcing? Last edited by Clark Addison; 12-03-2008 at 07:03 PM.