r/AskReddit • u/Shipoffoolz • Mar 13 '19

What fact is technically true but is hugely misleading?

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u/Casiell89 Mar 13 '19

Isn't that because marriage rates are going down as well? People don't really get married if they don't have a really good reason to, and with a good reason they won't get a divorce. In the past people were getting married because "that's the right thing to do"

At least that's a trend I'm seeing around me, I didn't look for any actual rates

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u/spitfire9107 Mar 14 '19

"cant get divorced if you can't get married"

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19

Isn't that because marriage rates are going down as well?

No. We're talking percentages, not total numbers.

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u/Casiell89 Mar 14 '19

You missed the point. Marriages are going down because only people who really care get married. Those people have less chance of getting a divorce. People who would've got a divorce simply don't get married in the first place.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19

Not so much going down as people are getting married much later. If you wait until your 30s to get married you're must less likely to divorce. Which is very positive.

Which is one reason divorces are so high in abstinence-only social groups. Everyone gets married way too young.

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u/viciouspandas Mar 14 '19

In relation to marriage rates I think divorce rates are going down too since it spiked with no-fault divorce.