Valentine's day wedding fact

curly2003 Posted: Feb 13, 2004 03:52 PM

Valentine's day wedding fact

Just read that 76% of marriages that take place on Valentine's Day end up in divorce. WOW!!!!!!

Xelindrya Posted: Feb 13, 2004 03:57 PM

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WHOA

Good Luck to all our own LIW V-Day girls.. I know you'll be fine!!!

Question: if 76% divorce on 2/14 marriages.. what's the average % for all the other days?
Curious.

MarcellaBella Posted: Feb 13, 2004 03:59 PM

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I know one!! My cousin..

februarybride Posted: Feb 13, 2004 03:59 PM

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That's crazy - 2 cousins...one on DH's side and one on my side are getting married tomorrow -- yikes!

Miro127 Posted: Feb 13, 2004 04:18 PM

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my parents got married on valentine's day 33 years ago (and still going strong!)

februarybride Posted: Feb 13, 2004 04:26 PM

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Posted by Miro127

my parents got married on valentine's day 33 years ago (and still going strong!)

That's awesome!

eroxgirl Posted: Feb 13, 2004 04:36 PM

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ooh come to think of it I know 1 too.

yabbobay Posted: Feb 13, 2004 04:45 PM

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I think its that there are more spontaneous marriages on V-day...a 'lets get married' mentality...

Diane Posted: Feb 14, 2004 10:25 AM

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I am taking a class, and my teacher got married on V-day and she ended up divorced, and daid the same thing

Stacey1403 Posted: Feb 14, 2004 10:50 AM

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Posted by yabbobay

I think its that there are more spontaneous marriages on V-day...a 'lets get married' mentality...

Bingo!

prncssrachel Posted: Feb 14, 2004 11:51 AM

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Out of respect to those girls on the board getting married today, though, let's hope it's not a very researched fact

xjulietx Posted: Feb 14, 2004 02:54 PM

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Posted by Stacey1403

Posted by yabbobay

I think its that there are more spontaneous marriages on V-day...a 'lets get married' mentality...

Bingo!

Or the idea that they are hopeless romantics who are idealist rather than realists. Probably the same people who buy/wear heart shaped diamonds...

Claud2001 Posted: Feb 14, 2004 02:59 PM

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Posted by xjulietx

Probably the same people who buy/wear heart shaped diamonds...

Oh my! Don't insult other people's taste....so what if someone thinks a heart-shaped diamond is romantic or beautiful? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I hope this statistic is not true b/c my cousin is getting married today!

I also heard on the radio last night that 20% of all marriage proposals [in America] happen on Valentine's Day.

JodiBabe Posted: Feb 14, 2004 03:12 PM

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My DH proposed on Valentines Day in 2001!

xjulietx Posted: Feb 14, 2004 03:23 PM

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Posted by Claud2001

Posted by xjulietx

Probably the same people who buy/wear heart shaped diamonds...

Oh my! Don't insult other people's taste....so what if someone thinks a heart-shaped diamond is romantic or beautiful? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I hope this statistic is not true b/c my cousin is getting married today!

I also heard on the radio last night that 20% of all marriage proposals [in America] happen on Valentine's Day.

This was not meant as an insult, just basing my comment on the thread from waaaayyy back about what your diamond shape means about your relationship. The highest divorce rates were marquis and heart shaped diamond wearers. Marquis-wearers and buyers were said to be more likely to always be looking for something better because the diamond shape makes it look visually bigger than it is. And the heart wearers/buyers were described as hopeless romantics who's marriages fell apart because they didn't know how to handle problems because they were too idealistic.

I did not think up these theories, I was simply trying to say that Valentine weddings and heart shaped diamonds are both associated with high divorce rates probably for the same reasons.

No offense to people's tastes was intended!!!!

Miro127 Posted: Feb 14, 2004 03:24 PM

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what's wrong with a heart shaped diamond?

eta: i posted this before i read what you responded! (although i think the theory is a bit of a stretch)

xjulietx Posted: Feb 14, 2004 03:26 PM

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There is nothing wrong with anyone's choices, but there was a thread a while ago about what your diamond shape means about you and your relationship.

allure Posted: Feb 14, 2004 07:48 PM

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xjulietx Posted: Feb 14, 2004 09:36 PM

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I don't know if I put much faith in every statistic out there. They are theories that people have come up with that make sense to a degree, but are not necessarily the rule.

I was only stating my brain's connection to the Valentine's Day wedding theory.

[email protected] Posted: Feb 15, 2004 10:53 AM

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Or the idea that they are hopeless romantics who are idealist rather than realists. Probably the same people who buy/wear heart shaped diamonds...

I have a heart shaped diamond and that is the STUPIDEST thing I have heard yet...

I like having a heart shaped diamond. I am not a hopeless romantic. and idealist or dreamer. I wanted my stone because it was hard to find, I don't feel it's generic looking and people that have one come far and few. I am getting married in February and NOT on Valentine's Day.