Married 30+ years to the same sweet man & plan to hang on to him! Pray for your family daily!! If you don't... who will?

Sunday, February 6, 2011

12345 Days

That's  
TWELVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE
days!
1 2 3 4 5
We have a widget on the laptop, it's called
It keeps track of days.  
I programmed in our wedding date:  
August 20, 1977.

So that you don't have to do the math, 
we've been married for almost 33½ years.  
This summer will be 34!

 Considering the average length of marriage is just 24 years 
(down from 37 in 1980), 
I'm very proud of our nuptials' longevity.  

I love you honey!



Some other statistics to ponder:

Percentage of population that is married: 59% (down from 62% in 1990, 72% in 1970)

Percentage of population that has never married: 24%

Percentage of population that is divorced: 10% (up from 8% in 1990, 6% in 1980)

Percentage of population that is widowed: 7%

Median age at first marriage: Males: 26.9
Females: 25.3

Median age at first divorce: Males: 30.5
Females: 29

Median age at second marriage: Males: 34
Females: 32

Median age at second divorce: Males: 39.3
Females: 37

Median duration of first marriages that end in divorce: Males: 7.8 years
Females: 7.9 years

Median duration of second marriages that end in divorce: Males: 7.3 years
Females: 6.8 years

Median number of years people wait to remarry after their first divorce: Males: 3.3 years
Females: 3.1 years

Percentage of married people who reach their 5th, 10th, and 15th anniversaries: 5th: 82%
10th: 65%
15th: 52%

Percentage of married people who reach their 25th, 35th, and 50th anniversaries: 25th: 33%
35th: 20%
50th: 5%

Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 25: Males: 32%
Females: 50%

Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 35: Males: 77%
Females: 84%

Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 45: Males: 87%
Females: 90%

Percentage of people who have ever been married by the age of 55: Both males and females: 95%

Number of unmarried couples living together: 5.5 million

Percentage of unmarried couples living together that are male-female unions: 89%

  from divorce mag

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