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Published: July 27, 2020, 6 a.m.

Being an unmarried 30+ year old tends to be frowned upon by the society and there’s no real explanatory reason why but it causes a lot of young adults to feel rushed and sometimes make the wrong decision due to pressure. A lot of people are waiting to marry because they can’t afford it (or feel like they can’t afford it) due to wage stagnation. People now need more work experience to make the same wages, so they delay tying the knot. 

Also, every 13 seconds, there is one divorce in America. 

That equates to 277 divorces per hour, 6,646 divorces per day, 46,523 divorces per week, and 2,419,196 divorces per year. That means: There are 9 divorces in the time it takes for a couple to recite their wedding vows (2 minutes). 1,385 divorces happen during the average wedding reception (5 hours). There are 19,353,568 divorces over the course of an average first marriage that ends in divorce (8 years). Over a 40 year period, 67 percent of first marriages terminate. So why are you rushing us ??!

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How to support BLM: https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/how-to-support-black-lives-matter

Therapy: PCP, IG: @Betterhelp, IG: @HelpingMindsOnline (AUS and US), Employee assistance programs. therapyforblackgirls.com

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Divorce statistics: https://www.mckinleyirvin.com/family-law-blog/2012/october/32-shocking-divorce-statistics/

American Rate of Divorce: https://www.wf-lawyers.com/divorce-statistics-and-facts/

Married by 30: https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2019/04/01/married-by-30-youre-now-in-the-minority/

Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/meet-catch-and-keep/201606/these-are-the-best-and-worst-ages-get-married

Learn more about FGM or female genital mutilation: https://www.endfgm.eu/female-genital-mutilation/what-is-fgm/

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Production Notes:

Produced by Dolapo of the "Terminal 234" podcast

Edited by Sandra [IG: coitraveler]

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