Here comes the bride — and there go the divorce papers.
Marriages have been on the rise since weddings and dates were put on pause during the COVID-19 pandemic — an apparent silver lining to long lockdowns.
The number of marriages jumped from 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2020 to 6.2 by 2022 — the highest rate observed since 2018 — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The number of marriages jumped from 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2020 to 6.2 by 2022 — the highest rate observed since 2018 — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Wedding photography – stock.adobe.com
There were more than 2,065,000 marriages in 2022, marking the first time the U.S. hit the 2 million mark since 2019.
The highest percentage increase in 2022 compared with 2021 occurred in New York, which saw a 21% spike.
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Experts suggest that the rise is due to more than the end of lockdowns, explaining that the hardships of the pandemic and current societal trends have changed how people enter into and handle relationships.
“People are realizing the consequences of being lonely,” Elisabeth Goldberg, a licensed marriage and family therapist, told The Post.
“They do want to find a partner and are saying to themselves, ‘You know what? I’m going to be less picky. Let me think more about my values.'”
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The marriage rate is still low compare to the past two decades when the number of marriages stayed around seven to eight per 1,000 people a year — but it comes as divorces continue on a downward trend. Igor – stock.adobe.com
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The marriage rate is still low compared to the past two decades when the number of marriages stayed around seven to eight per 1,000 people a year — but it comes as divorces continue on a downward trend.
The divorce rate in 2000 was four per 1,000 people a year, compared to just 2.4 in 2022.
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Marriages have been on the rise since weddings and dates were put on pause during the COVID-19 pandemic — an apparent silver lining to long lockdowns.
The number of marriages jumped from 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2020 to 6.2 by 2022 — the highest rate observed since 2018 — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The number of marriages jumped from 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2020 to 6.2 by 2022 — the highest rate observed since 2018 — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Wedding photography – stock.adobe.com
There were more than 2,065,000 marriages in 2022, marking the first time the U.S. hit the 2 million mark since 2019.
The highest percentage increase in 2022 compared with 2021 occurred in New York, which saw a 21% spike.
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Experts suggest that the rise is due to more than the end of lockdowns, explaining that the hardships of the pandemic and current societal trends have changed how people enter into and handle relationships.
“People are realizing the consequences of being lonely,” Elisabeth Goldberg, a licensed marriage and family therapist, told The Post.
“They do want to find a partner and are saying to themselves, ‘You know what? I’m going to be less picky. Let me think more about my values.'”
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The marriage rate is still low compare to the past two decades when the number of marriages stayed around seven to eight per 1,000 people a year — but it comes as divorces continue on a downward trend. Igor – stock.adobe.com
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The marriage rate is still low compared to the past two decades when the number of marriages stayed around seven to eight per 1,000 people a year — but it comes as divorces continue on a downward trend.
The divorce rate in 2000 was four per 1,000 people a year, compared to just 2.4 in 2022.
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Post-pandemic marriage rates are climbing as divorce rates are falling: new CDC data
There’s an apparent silver lining to the long COVID-19 lockdown. “People are realizing the consequences of being lonely,” Elisabeth Goldberg, a licensed marriage and family therap…
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