An interesting proposal: Young newlyweds who endure prosper

Editor,

Can marriage stand the test of time?
If you choose to get married before the age of 25, it seems less likely. However, sociology professors have noticed that young couples that stay together seem to do well.

Since the 1990s, teenage marriage has increased 50 percent. CBS News found in a poll that 84 percent of 17-23-year-old women either support or are seriously considering marriage.

Some researchers point to the increase in domestic violence, high school dropouts and divorce. Researchers believe this generation prefers a more conservative lifestyle compared to the attitudes of their baby boomer parents.

Marriage is beautiful and controversial. Who should get married always seems to be the discussion question. The youth marriage trend has changed. Baby boomers typically got married later in life, and now their children are getting married younger in life.
There is no way to truly pinpoint why.

Is it the increase in teenage pregnancy, a surge in conservative values or just plain, old love? Whatever the case, it seems newlyweds have less hope to live until death parts them.

A New York Times study shows the people under 25 who decide to get married are two to three times more likely to get divorced. But W. Bradford Wilcox, an associate professor of sociology at University of Virginia, said young married couples that don’t get divorced are more likely to succeed physically and financially.

According to DivorceRate.org, American couples between the ages of 20-24 are 37.7 percent more likely to get divorced. Couples between 20-24 are most likely to get divorced, while those between 35-39 are least likely to get divorced.

Surprisingly this data shows those under 20 have a fairly low divorce rate — 27.6 percent for women and 11.7 percent for men.
In the words of Plato: “At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.”

May all the poets and lovers have good luck in love. Statistics are one thing in the world, but love cannot be counted by numbers or calculated by researchers.

Sima Greenfield
UNM student