{"id":35143,"date":"2024-02-15T17:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/common-reasons-people-get-married\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T17:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T17:50:00","slug":"common-reasons-people-get-married","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/common-reasons-people-get-married\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Reasons People Get Married"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forbes Advisor commissioned a survey of 1,000 Americans who are divorced or who are in the process of divorcing to discover why marriages fail. A total of 689,308 divorces occurred in 2021 and approximately half of all first marriages end in divorce with subsequent marriages failing at higher rates.<\/p>\n\n<p>To understand the causes of divorce, it&rsquo;s helpful to understand the reasons people marry:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\t<li>42% &#8211; Financial security<\/li>\n\n\t<li>39% &#8211; Companionship<\/li>\n\n\t<li>36% &#8211; Love<\/li>\n\n\t<li>34% &#8211; To start a family<\/li>\n\n\t<li>28% &#8211; Convenience<\/li>\n\n\t<li>25% &#8211; Medical Insurance<\/li>\n\n\t<li>07% &#8211; Societal and family pressures<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Only five percent of divorcees say there was no way their marriage could have been saved, the survey says. A whopping 63% said that having a better understanding of commitment prior to marrying could have helped them avoid divorce.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can access the entire detailed survey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/legal\/divorce\/common-causes-divorce\/#less_than_5_of_divorcees_say_their_marriage_couldnt_be_saved_section\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead2\">Possible Preaching Angle:<\/h2>\n\n<p><em>It is important to keep in mind that this survey was taken of society as a whole. 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