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Re: Forced marriages in the United States?

Posted By: Gahalia, on host 63.85.132.17
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 22:34:29
In Reply To: Forced marriages in the United States? posted by Ellmyruh on Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 21:07:15:

> Fifty percent of all marriages end in divorce,

That's not entirely accurate, I've read. That statistic counts the number of divorces over a certain period of time and compares them to the number of *new* marriages during that same time. It does not count the marriages that neither began nor ended.

Ga"I probably should have written this post when I was less tired; I'm not sure how much sense I'm making."halia

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Re: Forced marriages in the United States? - MarkN - Tue, 2/26/2002, 23:07:30

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Message:	> > Fifty percent of all marriages end in divorce, > > That's not entirely accurate, I've read. That statistic counts the number of divorces over a certain period of time and compares them to the number of new marriages during that same time. It does not count the marriages that neither began nor ended. > > Ga"I probably should have written this post when I was less tired; I'm not sure how much sense I'm making."halia
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