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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[–]Canbot 19 insightful - 4 fun19 insightful - 3 fun20 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

And that is on having a materialistic wife. If she wants a huge wedding, which really is just for her, at the cost of your families financial future that isn't an attitude that is going to change after the wedding. Don't get me wrong, if I were rich I would want to have a wedding that was a vacation and party for all the guests; but only if I would still be left rich enough to never have to work. Every dollar spent now is worth 20 by the time you retire.

At the same time being poor makes divorce far more difficult. If you don't control for people who stay together out of poverty then the "study" is seriously compromised.

[–]wicklesnarf 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

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.