TIL There is an inverse correlation between the amount of money spent on a wedding, and how long the marriage lasts. The more people spend on the ceremony, the more likely the couple will get divorced.

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being poor makes divorce far more difficult

This is the first thing I thought of when I saw the title. Divorce can be expensive and being divorced is expensive--My parents were poor and having two separate rent payments after their divorce was really tough and affected spending everywhere else (like groceries). Especially if you have a lack of job security, it's scary and sometimes unrealistic to be out there on your own. Staying married can be a practical decision for either/both people.

Money buys you a lot of freedom, and choices. People shouldn't blindly romanticize couples who've had modest weddings when so many aren't a choice but because that's all they can afford. There are lots and lots of loveless or even toxic marriages that aren't any more a "successful" marriage than one that ends in divorce.