"[Recently\] the Wall Street Journal published an incredible essay on marriage and divorce in the United States. The authors pointed out that the wisdom of our culture encourages couples to wait until their 30s before tying the knot. Young couples, as the prevailing view goes, are more at risk for divorce.
"However, the article includes one fascinating piece of data:
In analyzing reports of marriage and divorce from more than 50,000 women in the U.S. government’s National Survey of Family Growth (NFSG), we found that there is a group of women for whom marriage before 30 is not risky: women who married directly, without ever cohabiting prior to marriage. In fact, women who married between 22 and 30, without first living together, had some of the lowest rates of divorce in the NSFG.
"Increasingly, sociological and psychological research is demonstrating that cohabitation prior to marriage increases, rather than decreases, the likelihood of divorce. From the perspective of the Church, this is entirely unsurprising."
In a recent commentary related to the visit of the Magi, Father Patrick Briscoe, O.P., reflected on the importance of following the Lord's teaching when preparing for marriage or any other vocation.
To access Fr Patrick's complete post, please visit:
Aleteia: Fr. Patrick Briscoe, OP: Why this 'surprising' stat on marriage isn't surprising at all (6 FEB 22)
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