According to the CDC, in 2009 there were 2,077,000 marriages in America. That equaled a rate of 6.8 per 1,000 people. The number for 2008 was slightly higher, but still close.
However, the divorce rate in 2009 was 3.4 per 1,000 people. Another way of saying this is that even though there were over two-million weddings performed, there were also over a million couple standing before a judge in order to end their marriage.
Depending on which source you look at, the divorce rate for first time marriages is anywhere from 40-50%. Second marriages is anywhere from 60-67%. And, third marriages have a 70-75% chance of failure.
If the statistics hold true for 2011, more than two-million couples will begin a journey together this year, but less than half will ever spend the rest of their lives together.
I mention this simply to point out that the people getting married never plan on ending their marriage in divorce. But, the statistics prove it happens.
2011 is still fresh and new. Why not make a decision today, whether you expect to get married this year, or already are, to protect your marriage? Make the decision that you are not going to be one of those statistics of failure.
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