The
Top
Ten
Myths
of
Divorce
8
Following
divorce,
the
children
involved
are
better
off
in
stepfamilies
than
in
single-parent
families.
1
Because
people
learn
from
their
bad
experiences,
second
marriages
tend
to be
more
successful
than
first
marriages.
2
Living
together
before
marriage
is a
good
way
to
reduce
the
chances
of
eventually
divorcing.
3
Divorce
may
cause
problems
for
many
of
the
children
who
are
affected
by
it,
but
by
and
large
these
problems
are
not
long
lasting
and
the
children
recover
relatively
quickly.
4
Having
a
child
together
will
help
a
couple
to
improve
their
marital
satisfaction
and
prevent
a
divorce.
5
Following
divorce,
the
woman’s
standard
of
living
plummets
by
seventy
three
percent
while
that
of
the
man’s
improves
by
forty
two
percent.
6
When
parents
don’t
get
along,
children
are
better
off
if
their
parents
divorce
than
if
they
stay
together.
7
Because
they
are
more
cautious
in
entering
marital
relationships
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