how common are divorced and blended families??

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1. I was part of a blended family as a kid and as a dad.

2. Very common. Over a third of marriages in the US end in divorce. Roughly 50% of kids will have divorced parents.

3. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2015/12/17/1-the-american-family-today/

   > According to the most recent data, 16% of children are living in what the Census Bureau terms “blended families” – a household with a stepparent, stepsibling or half-sibling.

4. I suppose my family is technically a blended family?Genetically, anyway. I met my husband as a (never-married) single mother, but he has since adopted our oldest.

5. Two of my coworkers. One was raised in one and the other is dating a woman who has a kid. Probably will become more common as time goes on.

6. I’m 30 and I’m always a little surprised when I talk to someone and the topic of their parents come up and it turns out their parents are still together. Anecdotally, most of the people I talk to about this subject have divorced parents.

7. Over 2/3rds of all marriages before the age of 25 end in divorce, and the overall divorce rate hovers around 50-60% any given year.

8. /r/AmITheAsshole is one of the most lie-filled, bullshit-ridden, psychotic places on reddit.

   Assume everything said on that sub is a lie at best.