What percentage of the American population will get married sometime in their lives?
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Probably 75 % of the population will get married sooner or later. The remaining 25 % will not, for one reason or the other. I have no statistics either way, only my opinion.
834919
Probably between 6-8 percent, just like the general population. I don't know where you got the 1% from, but it's wrong.
167212
I think in the U.S the current age is 26 for females and 27 for males ( first marriage that is)
1091143
No, if you are lucky, you will be married for 50 years. If you are not, you will be on your first of several divorces. Take some time and think about it.
365403
Get married, works for most women
335858
I think I saw the article you speak of and NO there is no truth to the story without skewing the numbers.\nLike taking the divorce rate as a percentage of total population and not of total marriages.\nWhich supports the answer given by Kala that there are more folks living together out of wedlock in liberal states than in conservative states.\n\nI found some stats on one of the CENSUS related sites
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Love just happens, but you have to remember that people can grow to love each other.  I know of countries that still have arranged marriages.  I think that in these instances the two involved are less fortunate than Americans who get the opportunity to find love on their own.  But, this has been going on for many many years.  I don't believe that Americans should set up two people with the intent for them to be happy.  As an American we know that happiness comes from the heart and has to be aceived on our own.
989088
Don't they always get married at the end?
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By the age of 30 you will be married with 2 kids.
833932
Only if you decide to marry!
348580
It depends on what you want out of life. You will settle in life when you are ready. You will get married when you find the right person to live your life with. your life will be whatever you make it.
167754
yes. Notice people married for decades than all of the sudden one of them dies. More likely than not the other half will die shortly there after
44338
probably now days 22-25 and no its not an old myth most are getting married but,it doesnt seem marriages last long now days .
890768
10% of your income per year of marriage.
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10% of men\n5.92% of women
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I don't think that marriage will be so important as it is nowadays, and even nowadays the importance has dwindled down. Less people are eager to get married, and less women want to have children. So, in the next 20-25 years I think that the birth rate will have significantly gone down, and so will the marriage rate. Maybe more dads will be staying home and taking care of the kids, while moms will be the ones bringing home the bread.
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I used to believe it was quite archaic. I always believed in love, and considered it the prime motivaton for marriage. I believed it was the couples sole decision, and no other enity should be involved.  However, as time progessed, my feelings have changed.  In AMERICA, the divorce rate is 50%.  Somethings wrong with the system. I'm rethinking the idea of planned marriages.  They seem to last quite a bit longer.