Q: Women who have poor relationships with their fathers are more likely to do this?
A: Divorce
What do you think are the risk factors for a divorce? Here are some factors that may increase your chances of having the “D” word happen to you.
- Going to college ups your chances of marrying and reduces your risk of divorce or separation by 13 percent.
- Wait until you’re over 25 to marry and you’ll cut your chances of splitting by 24 percent.
- Women who have poor relationships with their fathers are more likely to divorce.
- Having a religious affiliation decreases your odds of divorce by up to 19 percent.
- Couples who earn at least $50,000 a year reduce their chances of divorce by up to 34 percent.
- Having a baby — after you’ve been married at least 7 months — lowers risk of divorce by 24 percent.
- Marriages in which the bride is older than the groom are up to 5 percent less likely to dissolve.
