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By the numbers, divorce just isn't what it used to be
May 12 2007, Pooja

Despite the common notion that America remains plagued by a divorce epidemic, the national per capita divorce rate has declined steadily since its peak in 1981 and is now at its lowest level since 1970.

Yet the natives are not making better decision...

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