2006-10-29 05:24:37 · 46 answers · asked by Mex d'or 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
I think they do because as you get older you get more compatible and understanding. You also have learnt a lot from your 1st marriage and think more seriously before entering your 2nd.
2006-10-29 05:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by Jo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard that 50% of first marriages fail, 60% of second marriages fail and 70% of third marriages fail.
My first lasted 4 years, my second about 12 years. I hope that the one i'm in now will last forever!
2006-10-29 19:46:22 · answer #2 · answered by Caroline 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quite possibly do believe that a second marriage can outlast the first because you know what you're looking for the second time around. I mean you feel like you might the first time, but really, what went wrong? Second marriages can outlast the first and this is why...if you picked the right person; they can easily fail if you pick the wrong one again. It's confusing at times...look deeper next time around...
2006-10-29 05:27:53 · answer #3 · answered by KimIsland 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the people, and the reason for the break-up of the first marriage.
My second marriage actually didn't last as long as my first, but they were both just around 4 years. the second one I had a child, the first I didn't.
I'm planning on getting married next year, and I expect that one to last far far longer, as this will be the first time that I am actually marrying for the right reason!
2006-10-29 05:32:46 · answer #4 · answered by spacebabe2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they are likely to last longer as long as the second marriage is not to the same person as the first marriage...I made that mistake!!!!!
2006-11-01 03:44:59 · answer #5 · answered by kris10 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every statistic says that the odds are stacked against those in 2nd marriages, and where almost half 1st marriages end in divorce, about 65% of 2nd marriages do.
I think this is because people think it is their circumstances not of their own making (in many cases) that caused their 1st marriage to fail, and people don't look at what they need to do to make their 2nd marriage more successful, rather than just dive right in with spouse #2.
2006-10-29 05:29:22 · answer #6 · answered by You'll Never Outfox the Fox 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No - second marriages - statistically - fail at a higher rate than first marriages. It gets progressively worst with each successive marriage too. Your best chance to be married is your first one so choose wisely.
2006-10-29 05:36:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, i,ve been married 3 tim es and about to go a 4th. I have a great relationship with all of them and they with each other. Plus, all my children from every marriage get along fine. In between i,ve had a great career and a fantastic life. This is proberly NOT what you want to hear but it,s the truth and i wouldn,t take back a second.
2006-10-29 05:35:28 · answer #8 · answered by Purple 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you may have learned about marriage in the first and lessons learned regarding it's demise. Whether you applied these lessons to your second commitment contract.
Statistically, the second is no more likely to work than the first.Sorry.
2006-10-29 05:28:25 · answer #9 · answered by Dane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U cannot predict the future, but ya know more than the 1st time! My 2nd 1 lasted at least 4 years more than my 1st, but I married the same type of guy! Now I did some soul searching and I am with the almost perfect 1 this time.
2006-10-29 05:27:57 · answer #10 · answered by rhonda_seiler 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently more second marriages fail than first ones do - probably due to all the baggage left from the first marriage.
2006-10-29 05:26:06 · answer #11 · answered by Ally 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋