And get through it. Statistics show many couples don't get through it. The Census Bureau reports 2.3 million marriages and 1.2 million divorces in 1995. The largest proportion of divorces are granted to men and women who marry between the ages of 20 to 24, said a 1989-1990 report on divorce by the National Center for Health Statistics. Yes, says Dr. Arthur Mones, a coordinator of family and marital training at St. John's University in New York.
Many couples file for divorce while mired in the disillusion stage.
Classes in marriage can help teach students that disillusion is normal, and this knowledge may keep couples together, Mones said. Opinions expressed are not necessarily shared by members of the Coalition.