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In a recent study done by the Denver University, seven out of ten married couples revealed that an arranged marriage would have had a better chance of surviving. The three year in-depth study went on to report that with such a high rate of divorce (37%)that the United States is due for a change in nuptial arrangements.

In the state of Utah, the percentage of marriages arranged, which happens to be the highest of any state, (this is not a verified figure,) is close to ten percent. Of these pre-determined marriages, ninety-five percent remain intact. With such a large percentage of failed marriages, one has to wonder if somehow we are missing the big picture.

There is little argument against the fact that the very fibers of American society are shredding before our eyes. The high rate of divorce that we are experiencing is only a small part of the overall problem. Our jails are overcrowded, and any new institutions fill quickly with people that for one reason or another have broken the law. Our highways are the daily scene of multiple accidents. We now have more hit-and-run situations than ever before. Robberies and killings fill the local news slots three times a day. Attorneys advertising their services are using as much commercial air time as the largest of auto manufacturing companies.

It wasn't until the nineteen hundreds that divorce attorneys were able to make a decent living. Now, thanks to the escalating crime rate, inmany cases, the judicial sustem is backed up for years.

What then is the answer to this de-stabilizing of American society? Some argue that the shotgun weddings of days past should be put to use. As one old timer put it, "at least the bride was insured that she wouldn't have to search for a secret lover anymore," and perhaps future children would pick up the mantel of resposibility. The groom wouldn't have much of a choice, but then most guys can't see beyond the chest cavity of women anyway.

Man went wrong way back when he decided to chuck the plowhorse and drive a tractor all day. This was start of everything, including marriages going downhill. Most people always love a good surprise, so why not include marriage in that bag of surprises. It looks to me like a lot of people would be better off marrying strangers than someone they are simply willing to put up with. This idea of thinking is similar to a travel quotation I heard sometime ago that goes like this, "Sometimes it is better to travel happily than to arrive."

To take this a step further, I believe that there should be plural marriages, to help those individuals that can never seem to decide on the right person. If we had our choice of fifteen, or twenty people to choose from every night, life would never be dull. And some
people would actually have a chance at true happiness.

So in the overall answer to the question, which I no longer even remember what the question was, I give a resounding yes to the subject that I started writing about. And, if I happen to be wrong, which I am more than periodically, sue me. That is, if you can find a good attorney that is not busy with divorce cases.

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