>>125892I'm not sure if divorce rates alone are the best indicator for happiness, some people stay in really miserable marriages. I wish my parents had divorced way sooner and one of my friends' parents should really get a divorce as well. But they also had huge age gaps and our mum's got pregnant as teens, so I think those marriages were doomed from the start anyway.
>Couples who had body count >5 were very likely to divorce.Makes sense tbh. I personally don't think having some sex before marriage is a big deal but more than 5 different people? I know a guy who showed off all his ex gfs, as if proud to be getting around. He was apparently pretty good at sex according to a friend, but she was predictably just another name on his list.
>The actual observed behavior is the opposite of what you described…Yeah, I think you're right, I just assumed things based on my own predictions and some of the people around me. There are exceptions to any statistics, but I looked it up and…
Yeah, statistically, people do seem to be happier in marriages where both partners have a lower body count or just no sex with anyone but their spouse. So, I take back what I said.
I guess people should wait before marriage after all.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10989935/Given that it says that there are no gender differences, I guess that does include weeding out promiscuous men…
I'd also add that people shouldn't only get married for the purpose of sex (like someone only doing it to lose their virginity) and should divorce if things take an abusive turn, even if they'll have much worse luck with getting happily married after a divorce like that… My mum managed that last part though. But in a perfect world, she wouldn't have done it with a pedo moid twice her age at 15 in the first place an waited until she found someone worthwhile to marry and have kids with, like, I really wish she'd gotten it right the first time…
One of my friends definitely had partners before her marriage, but they didn't last and she's really happy with her current husband. They've been together for years and have a kid and stuff. I really hope her happiness will last, they
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