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com2kid • today at 3:09 AM • 0 replies • view on HN

This number keeps coming up.

A: It hasn't been true for multiple generations. The # comes from when divorce was first legalized and there was a huge boom in divorces right away.

B: The number of failed marriages is dramatically increased by "frequent fliers" who get divorced multiple times.

College educated adults have a 25% divorce rate.

College education adults only have a 15% chance of their 2nd marriage failing.