It's Not You, It's Me

We often hear that “50% of all marriages in the U.S. end in divorce.” But that dubious statistic does not paint a complete picture. Statistics vary greatly between different demographic groups. According to the website DivorceRate.org, people who get married when they’re in their early 20s have a much greater risk of breaking up than those who get married in their 30s.

So, where does that leave you? Thanks to the new, handy-dandy marriage calculator at Divorce360.com, you can figure out your own chances of prematurely ending your relationship with your spouse. Just enter your age, your gender and a few other specifics, and the widget will tell you the divorce rates of people with similar backgrounds.

The calculator was created by Betsey Stevenson, the significant other of New York Times blogger Justin Wolfers, who writes about it here. He also offers this link (pdf) to Betsey’s research behind the calculator.

(Photo by Leonard Cillo)