Actually there is good news in that 50 per cent number. They actually find that about less than a third of marriages fail but second or more marriages tend to fail at rates of 65 per cent or above...there bye skewing the over all divorce rate! The 50 per cent number is often quoted by progressive leftists seeking to destroy our Judeo Christian world view on marriage and families. Lying...it’s what leftists do! Still 33 per cent of first marriages fail and that’s still way too high!
There is truth in that statement. The 50% number I stated is an average of all marriages and the divorce rate goes higher with any marriage after the first. However, the fact that 70%+ are initiated by women and generally for reasons of "irreconcilable differences" is still very distressing. It is even worse if you consider that the rate goes to upwards of 90% if she has a college degree or better (just keep in mind that I mention this purely for statistical purposes).
Marriages can work, especially for people with strong moral and/or religious leanings, along with being able to properly pair bond if they haven't had too many other sexual partners in their lifetimes before they get married, but the game is still strongly rigged against men.
Ask yourself this, would you sign a contractual agreement that allows someone to break their end at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, and then be able to extract half or more of your current and future life earnings?