People whose parents are divorced are twice as likely to have their own marriage end in divorce. Individuals with divorced parents may be more apt to see divorce as a solution to problems or may have a lower threshold for marital conflict. Studies show that people who live together before they get married are more likely to get divorced. How to reduce the rates of divorce is a complicated question that many have addressed. Especially with younger individuals, better education and understanding of what to and not to expect would perhaps be helpful. Statistics are interesting when it comes to the answer. For example, the University of Denver Center for Marital and Family Studies found that cities with major league baseball teams had a 28% lower divorce rate than those wanting major league baseball teams. In 1990, a year before Denver was awarded a major league baseball franchise, the city's divorce rate stood at six divorces per 1,000 people. Ten years later, and seven years after the Colorado Rockies played their first game, the divorce rate had declined 20% to 4.2 divorces per 1,000 people. Of course, it is also true that the whole country's rates went down during this time, so perhaps...
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