Ahhh the emotionally needy. We are only as loyal as our options. The older you get, the less physically attractive... the more fearful. And what is fear... a mind killer. Originally Posted by skuddAhhhh but the stats say otherwise!
The divorce rate has risen by nine per cent in four years, according to the latest official statistics. But the figures also reveal that couples married for more than 30 years are now twice as likely to divorce as they were ten years ago.
Analysts believe the change has occurred because women now feel more financially independent and have become happy to strike out on their own rather than remaining in unhappy marriages.
The number of divorces in the UK in 2004 was 167,116. The average male age was 42.7 and female, 40.2, up from 39.3 and 36.7 respectively ten years ago. In the early 1980s around half of divorcing men were over 35. Now more than three quarters are in that age group.
Men in their late 30s and early 40s are now for the first time as likely to divorce as those under 24. In 1986 the younger men were twice as likely to go through a divorce
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According to Edmonton Journal, Statistics Canada has reported a disturbing increase in the number of older couples who are opting for divorce.
Between 1993 and 2003, Canada’s overall divorce rate fell by more than 11%, led by declines of over 40% among people in their 20’s and close to 30% among people in their 30’s. While divorce among couples in their 40’s rose slightly, the rate jumped 34% for those in the 50-54 age group. Among those aged 55-59, it reached a staggering peak of 47%. For those in their early 60s, the increase was less, but it still stood at 31.7%. Among seniors, it fell further to 9.2%
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