{"id":2470013,"date":"2025-08-02T13:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T17:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/number-one-sign-that-america-is-becoming-great-again-marriage-stability-soars-in-latest-analysis\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T13:26:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T17:26:14","slug":"number-one-sign-that-america-is-becoming-great-again-marriage-stability-soars-in-latest-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/number-one-sign-that-america-is-becoming-great-again-marriage-stability-soars-in-latest-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Number One Sign That America Is Becoming Great Again: Marriage Stability Soars in Latest Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnumber-one-sign-that-america-is-becoming-great-again-marriage-stability-soars-in-latest-analysis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2470013&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Recent analysis from the Institute for Family Studies shows that contrary to the popular belief that half of all marriages end in divorce, marital stability has actually been increasing since the late 1970s. Data from this decade indicate that marriages today are more stable than in any other modern period except the 1950s. Specifically, just 15% of marriages formed between 2010 and 2012 ended in divorce within ten years. This improvement is partly due to fewer people marrying, and those who do are marrying at older ages, leading to more selective and stable unions.<\/p>\n<p>While the divorce rate remains significant, it may continue to decline as newer generations marry later and with greater selectiveness. The report emphasizes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-allows-priests-to-bless-same-sex-unions-in-radical-policy-change\/\" title=\"Pope Francis permits priests to bless same-sex unions in groundbreaking shift\">marriage remains<\/a> a fundamental institution for societal stability,notably for raising children within a framework of love,commitment,and sacrifice. It suggests that Christian marriage plays a key role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-napoleon-ridley-scott-prints-neither-fact-nor-legend\/\" title=\"Ridley Scott&#039;s &#039;Napoleon&#039; lacks both truth and myth\">preserving cultural values<\/a> and fostering virtue in future citizens.the overall message is hopeful that these trends could strengthen marriage&#8217;s role in society and counteract cultural decline.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>10It&rsquo;s a common cultural trope that half of marriages end in divorce. But that&rsquo;s not true anymore. Instead, marriages are becoming more stable.<\/p>\n<p>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/ifstudies.org\/blog\/divorce-in-decline-about-40-of-todays-marriages-will-end-in-divorce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analysis<\/a> from the Institute for Family Studies revealed that &ldquo;we&rsquo;ve been witnessing an increase in marital stability since the end of the 1970s,&rdquo; when divorce became much more common.<\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-50-percent-marriages-really-end-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marriages<\/a> so far this decade show the most stability out of any other decade in modern history except for the 1950s, according to data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation.<\/p>\n<p>Just 15% of marriages started between 2010 and 2012 ended in divorce within their first 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If later-year divorce rates look more like the 1960s, then we should see about 40% of these marriages end in divorce,&rdquo; the Institute for Family Studies said. &ldquo;But if marriages trend toward further stability, then we see under 40% of first marriages ending in divorce.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s still far too high. But it&rsquo;s better than the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent incredibly dismal conditions surrounding marriage<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tech-company-breaks-silence-ceo-caught-concert-another-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">divorce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few reasons as to why this is the case.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Newer marriages have already shown higher stability, and this may be because newer marriages are more selective,&rdquo; the Institute for Family Studies said. &ldquo;In the 1980s, 80% of adults married by the age of 30. Between 2000 and 2012, just 64% of adults had married by then. The composition of the married population has changed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, a smaller  of people are getting married, and when they do get married, they are usually tying the knot at an older age.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not set in stone yet, but this could create a materially lower divorce rate for the present cohort of marriages.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Right now, our best estimate is that about 40% of today&rsquo;s first marriages will end in divorce. But only time will tell,&rdquo; the report added.<\/p>\n<p>The analysis did not talk about other reasons as to why marriages may be more stable, such as higher rates of cohabitation without marriage and other negative trends.<\/p>\n<p>But in any case, marriage is the bedrock of our civilization, as with any other civilization that wants to actually last.<\/p>\n<p>The rearing of children in familial units built on love, service, and self-sacrifice is necessary for societal stability.<\/p>\n<p>Christian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/surveyed-female-dems-republicans-affairs-cheating-difference-worse-expect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marriage<\/a> especially is needed to preserve the culture from moral rot, and to serve as a first school of virtue for children before they are expected to function as productive citizens.<\/p>\n<p>With more people learning the hard way in our culture that this is the case, the tide may finally be turning.<\/p>\n<p>If it doesn&rsquo;t turn, then we will not have any sort of a culture left to preserve.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In fact, marriages are becoming more stable. According to a recent study by the Institute for Family Studies, marital stability has been improving since the late 1970s-a period when divorce rates rose significantly. Data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation shows that marriages formed in the current decade are among the most stable in modern history, second only to those from the 1950s. For example, only 15% of marriages begun between 2010 and 2012 ended in divorce within their first ten years. The Institute notes that if divorce rates return to levels seen in the 1960s, about 40% of these marriages would end; however, if stability continues to improve, fewer than 40% will dissolve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2470014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michael-Featured-Image-14.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5374,37308,60486,60487,52167],"class_list":["post-2470013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-america","tag-family-values","tag-marriage-stability","tag-national-renewal","tag-social-trends"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michael-Featured-Image-14.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2470013"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2470017,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470013\/revisions\/2470017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2470014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2470013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2470013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2470013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}