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Originally Posted by frankbmd
Bob,
Would divorce rates plummet?
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That's a great question Frank. The problem is love/marriage is one of those human things that never seem to work off of logical and intelligent thought. It is more based, at least initially, on hormones and emotions, especially in the younger crowd. The human brain doesn't actually finish developing until around 25-26 years of age, so people can change their thoughts and thinking quite a bit. Throw in aging, changing hormones over time, kids, and other things like how no two people are ever going to think exactly alike and agree on everything, and you have a recipe for disaster. What's the old saying, "Familiarity breeds contempt!" It isn't an old and very well known saying because it is generally wrong.
Even though there are some ape/monkey species that are fairly monogamous, only about 3% of all mammal species on Earth are truly monogamous apparently. And there has been some speculation and theorizing based on studies of our nearest primate relatives that human monogamy may have been born and evolved in response to the threat of babies being killed by rival men/lovers. That would help to explain why a marital system of one man, one woman, developed and became the norm for rearing children in so many human societies.
My guess is that if people did start using their heads and really thinking more when it comes to things like relationships and marriage, divorce rates wouldn't plummet, marriage rates would! 😊