% of successful marriages, from your own point of view

[WorldofWarcraft]

From your own personal experiences, what is the percentage of what you would consider a successful marriage? Among your acquaintances, friends, family, co-workers in totality, how many have good marriages in relation to ones that are bad or have ended?

I know of only a small fraction of couples that have successful marriages. All of them are not native born to the US. At least one is an immigrant from another, more conservative country. The only white couples I know that have what I would consider a successful marriage are Mormons.

Every single non-mormon, "white" couples have ended relatively early in their marriages.

 

[John Wang]

So far, 80%

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Aside from my folks (and there's just no knowing), every married couple I've ever known had at least one spousal cheating incident whether both parties knew it or not.

Most of the married couples I know stay married in part because each individual is more frightened of being alone than continuing in a less than ideal situation.

Marriage really is about compromise. In my first marriage, my wife was ideal.
Last go, I decided not to continue in an increasingly shitty situation.

 

[Chesten_Hesten]

Most of My Honky Friends were, or are divorced, or about to be.

 

[CC's left foot]

so far none from my generation of my family. no friends either... an ex girlfriend got married, divorced, and remarried though

 

[EvilDDS]

Have a bunch who went through some nasty divorces

One friend right now has to pay her ex husband something like 200 grand over the next few years for spousal support, and this guy already has a decent job

Divorce lawyers love all the fighting

 

[rearnakedchoke]

Fiddy

 

[SummerStriker]

Way under 50. People don't know how to stay attractive, show love, be respectful, soften their voices or apologize.

 

[Primitivo]

Gold digging whores got a 100% success rate.

 

[HelloJapan]

Marriage is obsolete.

 

[BisexualMMA]

40%, and that's including old relatives that are from the "make it work" generation.

 

[ralphc1]

20% or less.

 

[Phlog]

From your own personal experiences, what is the percentage of what you would consider a successful marriage? Among your acquaintances, friends, family, co-workers in totality, how many have good marriages in relation to ones that are bad or have ended?

I know of only a small fraction of couples that have successful marriages. All of them are not native born to the US. At least one is an immigrant from another, more conservative country. The only white couples I know that have what I would consider a successful marriage are Mormons.

Every single non-mormon, "white" couples have ended relatively early in their marriages.

I'd say 3 divorces out of 20+ marriages in my closest circles.

It's more common amongst my circles to be dating/engaged for years so people know by the time they marry.

Edit, Ahh bad marriage too. Hmmm..

Maybe 4 bad marriages/divorces outta 20+

 

[hasar]

If it weren’t for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all.

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Have a bunch who went through some nasty divorces

One friend right now has to pay her ex husband something like 200 grand over the next few years for spousal support, and this guy already has a decent job

Divorce lawyers love all the fighting

Jesus, did she fuck up
Here in Michigan men are slaughtered in divorces

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

I think the average for new marriages has been five years for a while now

 

[phipps66]

All of people my age group who've gotten married still are. Maybe not all happily, but that's their secret to keep.

 

[indo80]

I come from a more traditional society so out of close 6 friends i would have to say about 5 out of 6 are pretty good marriages and one where it only survives due to children and cultural pressures. However, if we were white im sure there would be atleast two divorces and possibly three divorces. Its way too easy for people to give up on marriage in the west.

 

[FierceRedBelt]

My uncles are still married but I'm not close enough to shed any light on their relationships.

Every marriage that I've seen up close was a train wreck but that doesn't mean they all ran out and got divorced. I grew up in a Hispanic enclave and their marriages definitely aren't any better than white people's.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

I would say 2 out of 10 marriages involve actual happy couples

Lots of people stay together but they're miserable.

2/10 in my estimate