by Leah Libresco Sargeant (@LeahLibresco) Could a decline in U.S. divorce rates, as recently reported here at IFS, be bad news? A couple entering into their first marriage in the 1990s had about a 47% chance of splitting up, while newlyweds today are estimated to have only a 40% chance of divorcing. It’s still far from what we would desire for an institution intended to be “till death do us part,” but the decline in divorce is a small ray of hope for the 88% of Americans who fa...
