Divorce
Apparently the divorce rate in New Zealand is on the decline. More people got married in the last 12 months and less people got divorced than in the 12 months before. So that's good.
I didn't actually realise the divorce rate was so high. The average number of divorces each year is 10,000 and the average number of marriages is 20,800. That's pretty damn close to half!
I've always imagined that when I get married it'll be for keeps. I'm sure no-one goes into their marriage (actual legitimate, for love, marriages anyway) thinking that it won't last. However, figures like a divorce rate of almost 50% show you that thinking it's for keeps isn't a little bit naive.
When you think about it even further it just gets worse too. There are a significant number of New Zealanders who won't get divorced. They just won't. Either for religious or cultural reasons they'll stick it out no matter what. I'd say that could be between 5 and 10%. So, the divorce rate among those New Zealanders who will actually consider divorce is a lot worse than 50%.
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I didn't actually realise the divorce rate was so high. The average number of divorces each year is 10,000 and the average number of marriages is 20,800. That's pretty damn close to half!
I've always imagined that when I get married it'll be for keeps. I'm sure no-one goes into their marriage (actual legitimate, for love, marriages anyway) thinking that it won't last. However, figures like a divorce rate of almost 50% show you that thinking it's for keeps isn't a little bit naive.
When you think about it even further it just gets worse too. There are a significant number of New Zealanders who won't get divorced. They just won't. Either for religious or cultural reasons they'll stick it out no matter what. I'd say that could be between 5 and 10%. So, the divorce rate among those New Zealanders who will actually consider divorce is a lot worse than 50%.
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