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1/11 Marriage and Divorce
More than half of all Americans ages fifteen and older are married .Of those who aren't married now,the majority will likely get married.The purpose of marriage is not always pure pleasure; rather, it is to establish a family, ensure the nation's permanency and continuation.Despite all the beauties of marriage married adults now divorce two-and-a-half times as often as adults did 20 years ago and four times as often as they did 50 years ago.Despite the declining marriage rate, Americans are still more likely to marry than people in Western European nations.In fact ,the U.S. Has one of the highest marriage rates among industrialized nations.
