Does BIG rock = Divorce??

I do not think you can base divorce rates on how much people spend on weddings...but I have personally seen that the couple in my family that has the least is the only couple that is still together.

What do you think @FMD?

Well, my first wedding was tiny diamond and big elaborate wedding, im divorced, this time is medium wedding and big rock, guess I will find out lol

What the fuck? lol

My first wedding had a modest engagement ring and a destination wedding. That worked out so well.

This one....well my rock is more than what my car cost and we all know this will be my "second and true marriage".

I was hearing about this before I left for work this morning. Interesting read, BUT I find no truth to it.

You know what they say- mo' money mo' problems!

Kidding (kind of) I don't really have an opinon on this but I definitely don't think people should make assumptions from it. It all depends on the couple.

I can see how money might be the correlation.

This is the most ridiculous article. Didn't someone just put out an article that says big weddings mean longer relationships? Another example of correlation not causation.

The main indicator of relationship success is socioeconomic status it ties to income, education and family backgrounds. The latter of which indicate the relationship role models in which one forms their ideal mate image. Anything that suggests otherwise is using a skewed version

ETA: I want an article to come out that equates more cats to a longer marriage, maybe FH would reconsider letting me have another. End rant.

Lol how

3000 married couples (what they surveyed) isn't a very big sample group. And there isn't a lot of info about other things (like how long they dated first, etc.). Plus, there's actually a study out there about how bigger weddings lead to happier marriages - so I"m calling bunk!

ps - the other study is here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/rampage/wp/2014/08/19/bigger-wedding-happier-marriage/

I think people who rushed into things and aren't really a good pair will get divorced and those who are great together, will not. I don't think it matters how much you spent or how much you make. With regards to the point that people who earn the least amount of money are more likely to stay together, this could be one reason: They can't afford to divorce. My parents HATE each other. They both make around $35k. They can't afford to get divorced and live on their own so they have to stay together and be miserable. Doesn't mean that is a successful marriage. Just means they are legally married, but should be divorced. These studies never include situations like that.

Interesting story but I don't think that it has any merit to it. My FIL's spent a huge amount on the ring and had a small wedding and they have been married 26 years. My parents spent very little on the ring and had a tiny in their house wedding with maybe 10 people there and got divorced two years ago. My dad spend a absurd amount of money on his new wifes ring and they will be divorced in a couple years for sure. There is no rhyme or reason so why people get divorced. But I can tell you it has nothing to do with ring size or wedding size.

Actually - the best study out there says that the people who make the least amount of money (if you assume that less education = less money) are the least likely to stay together. The argument is that the more educated and career oriented you are the more likely you are to be older when you get married, the more likely you are to stay together. Study is here: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/marriage-isnt-dead-yet/

Yes, I'm a data nerd.

I read something like this on Huffington Post (I admit I haven't read your article yet, but the title is pretty much the same as the one I read) and it seriously pissed me off. It said that couples that spent more than $10k on their wedding were more likely to be unhappy, couples who spent more than $2k on an E-ring were more likely to get a divorce, and people who spent only a few hundred on the ring were the most likely to be happy. If I want to spend money on a wedding that I know I can afford that is not breaking the bank, I will and it isn't going to kill my relationship. Also, thanks, article, for completely insulting my awesome ring.

There was JUST an article posted that explain the complete opposite scenario.

I'm a firm believer that the size of your 'rock' has absolutely NOTHING to do if you stay together. Rings do not have morals and standards. . and all the other things that make a marriage work.

I dunno....there are a lot of women out there who marry for money.

Like meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I have 3 months to find myself a sugar daddy before its' too late.

Nothing but the bride and groom can control the outcome of a marriage and how long it's going to last. I'll bet the jewelry industry is just loving that article. ...

I always thought one of the leading causes of divorce is fighting about money...like not having enough lol