Psychology Today misrepresents research data to falsely claim that high female body counts are not associated with huge increase in divorce provability (actual data shows the opposite, linked in comments)

AndrewLevin · 2022-09-02T12:24:50+00:00

The psychology today study falsely claims that "the lowest rate was found among those with between three and nine premarital partners." Data clearly show that zero and one partner have lower rates compared to any other group. The original study that is referenced by the dishonest Psychology Today article, the data are (change in 5-year probability of divorce, compared to women who have only been with their eventual husbands):

Partners	1980s	1990s	2000s
0	-	-	-
1	+19%	+75%	+154%
2	+83%	+172%	+305%
3	+56%	+113%	+250%
4-5	+41%	+85%	+218%
6-9	+22%	+99%	+222%
10+	+48%	+154%	+325%

Hence, it is FALSE that the lowest probability of divorce is for the women who have had between 3 and 9 partners. In reality, using the numbers that the dishonest study is citing, the 3 to 9 partner group has an average divorce probability that is 330% as high as the group of women who have only been with their husbands.

By the way, among all of the studies that I have been able to find, the study that this dishonest report shows' the SMALLEST correlation between body count and divorce probability. For most studies, the divorce probability increased linearly with female body count, and by the time a woman has a body count of 10 or so the probability of divorce is TEN TIMES HIGHER than for women who have only been with their husbands.

Given how absolutely devastating divorce is for men, and given that the 5 year divorce probability increases hugely with high body counts, why should men be lied to and misled about this critical information?

vanishingly-orca · 2022-09-02T12:11:47+00:00

Psychology Today is the National Enquirer.

It’s just a political and cultural manipulation tool. It has the value of Soap Opera Digest. Basically a whiny blog.

AndrewLevin · 2022-09-02T12:38:38+00:00

Note that the real data that are cited in the dishonest report in Psychology Today show a HUGE increase in 5-year divorce probability when a wife has been with even ONE other person (+154%). If the wife has been with two other people, the 5-year divorce probability is mind boggling (305% increase compared to women who have only been with their husbands).

The cited study does show a plateau in divorce probability between 3 and 9, followed by additional increases after that.

However, ALL OTHER STUDIES that I can find show a continuous and dramatic increase in divorce probability as the wife's body count increases. Here is a more typical example that (1) shows an even larger relationship between body count and divorce and (2) shows a continuous increase in divorce probability as a function of body count, with no "plateau":

https://ifstudies.org/blog/sex-and-divorce-whats-the-connection/

This more typical study shows an absolutely mind boggling increase of +1250% in probability of divorce for women who have a body count of just SEVEN, compared to women who have only been with their husbands (4% divorce probability for wives who have only been with their husbands, compared to 50% divorce probability for women who have been with 7 other persons).

Partners	Divorce Probability	Change in Probability
1	4%	-
2-3	21%	+431%
4-6	41%	+925%
7+	50%	+1250%

These more typical numbers are just incredible. Given the corruption of family courts and the magnitude of hostility towards husbands, the increase in the probability of divorce with higher female body counts should be the most important fact that every father teaches to his sons.

2022-09-02T12:16:32+00:00

The usual stretching of narratives.

CawlinAlcarz · 2022-09-02T13:43:18+00:00

Why is this post removed?

Surv1ver · 2022-09-02T18:01:26+00:00

Really interesting data. Anyone know if there is a similar correlation between a man’s sexual past and his ability to be a stabil longtime partner?

I know it would be difficult to make the exact same study because the majority of divorces are initiated by the wife. But is there anything indicating a correlation between the number of past sexual partner and infidelity or something?

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