Baseball Can Save Your Marriage?
I've seen a lot of strange studies conducted, but baseball? Really? Don't get me wrong. I love baseball. Love it, love it, love it. Can it save marriages? Not sure I'd take it that far... nor would it even occur to me to do a study on it. But the folks at Divorce360.com did some research, and they say there's a definite correlation. (Riiiight.)
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, "The Northeast has the most ball clubs and the lowest divorce rate in the U.S."
Coincidence?
I think yes.
Divorce360.com says no:
If you’re married and you live in a city that has a professional baseball you’re less likely to get a divorce than if you live in a city without a pro ball team. “You’re 28 percent more likely to get a divorce if you live in a town that wants a professional baseball team,” said Howard Markman, director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies. “Baseball is something couples can do together for fun. Baseball is a family-oriented activity, unlike the theatre. If you talk while you’re at the theatre they’ll kick you out. But you can go to a baseball game and talk to your hearts content and nobody cares, explain Markman. Couples who attend baseball games are more likely to stay together over the long haul than those who don’t.What do you think? Talk back below.
I think it's a total coincidence and the two are totally unrelated. The city my parents live in has no major league baseball team and yet my parents have been happily married for 33 years, my aunt and uncle for 31 years, my cousins for 20 years and 27 years, etc. Their happiness, and the happiness of my own 8 year successful marriage in a town without a pro team, couldn't be less related to having or not having a pro baseball team.
Ridiculous. Unless of course they're Yankees fans, because the Yankees have magical powers that can work wonders. But otherwise, no.
So I can thank the St Louis Cardinals for my 14th anniversary next week. Good to know. :)
I don't think it's an 'exclusively baseball thing' to be honest. I can see the point, to an extent. But the biggest thing is when the article mentioned the comparisons between baseball games and theaters. Or should I say differences... anyway, it's the couple-oriented activities that make a difference. There are a whole lot more than just baseball games that can do that.