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before marrying. Other couples choose cohabitation instead of marriage. Adults whose parents were divorced “are 61% more likely” than people whose parents stayed married to live together before marriage. 6 These couples are not married, so they do not need a divorce if they end their relationship. Length of Marriage Before Divorce According to the US Census Bureau, “after five years, approximately 13 percent of all first marriages had ended in

The average length of a marriage in America is about 20 years.

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