I heard an interesting statistic this morning. Couples who have daughters have a higher percentage of divorce rate than those with sons. I have three daughters which, according to this statistic, makes me 10% more likely to get divorced. This is on top of the already high 50% divorce rate.
Now, before you go spouting off at the mouth the “obvious” reasons (drama, hormones, all those women, etc.) that this rate exists, listen to the reasoning they gave:
- 75% of the time, it’s the woman who initiates the divorce
- Mothers of daughters are more likely to leave a bad marriage so that the daughters do not grow up thinking that is the way a marriage should be
- Daughters offer more companionship than sons (don’t shoot the messenger) and thus, mothers tend to feel they need a husband less
- Men/Fathers have more “sticktoitiveness” when it comes to sons than daughters
Okay.. now that I’m finished, I’d LOVE to hear your thoughts on this. Remember.. I did not write the report, I just repeated the report 
Kristen
That is very interesting, never heard that statistic before. I have 3 daughters as well, uh oh. Not shooting the messenger:) I’m puzzled by the last two points, the first two seem reasonable. As much as I love my girls and we have a good time, their companionship is no substitute for time with my husband. Also girls, need their dads the same, if not more, so I hope the last point is really off. I would love to hear a mom who has sons point of view. With divorce being as prevelent as it is, we clearly don’t need something else working against it.