The Hope Behind the Vows

In 2022, 4.6 million people got married in the U.S. $50 billion was spent on the ceremonies alone.

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Despite $3-400 million spent on couples therapy every year, roughly 52% of these marriages will end in divorce (costing $14.5 billion per year), and another 20-25% will only stay together for financial reasons or 'for the kids.'

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So, at least 70% of couples who get married will never get what they hope for from their marriage. This is dismal. Sorry.

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Yet hope lives.

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86% of divorcees will remarry within five years.

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83% of Gen Z and Millennials expect to get married at some point.

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Why? Why do we get married?

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Why do we celebrate engagements and weddings when it so rarely works?

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