Some might question if the problem was the fact that it's a second marriage for both, which often has a more dismal divorce
record than a first marriage but not always; some second marriages struggle because blending families with young children can be a challenge more than anything else.
Their marital instability earlier in life is contributing to the rising divorce rate among adults ages 50 and older today, since remarriages tend to be less
stable than first marriages.
Even though all the statistics are stacked against second marriages — even more
fail than first marriages — with lots of hard work and love, success is possible.
Second marriages, on average, are slightly more likely to break up
than first marriages, but the difference is quite modest.
More second marriages end in divorce
than first marriages.
Second and third marriages are more likely to end in divorce
than first marriages.
Statistics show that second marriages have a higher failure rate
than first marriages.