Divorce not just bad for Marriage
I usually lay in bed with my laptop to unwind with a game of Poker late at night. (Fake Money) Tonight I was doing pretty good while I was visiting some of my favorite blogs and was at the final table of the Poker Tournament. Yes, I stumbled across Divorce Statistics (I was Bored) so I started looking though this Site. I get dealt pocket Kings so I place a conservative bet since I am second to last place at the table then go back to reading Divorce Stats, Did you know that Massachusetts has the lowest divorce rate? You can tell I have never lived there. I am sure you can all guess what state has the Highest… Yep Nevada, yes I lived there, Divorce one was part of those statistics.
At this moment I got the beep saying the Flop in the Poker Tournament. Here I am 6 out of 8 started with 90 I think I am doing good with Pocket Kings, I look at the Flop… King… Jack… Eight… I am thinking… You know the pot is equal to the money in my hand and I have Three Kings, Screw it… I Push all in, its not real money anyway and at this point of the game everyone will fold and I just doubled my money. But two people call me… They are still in battle. So I switch back to the Divorce Page I found…
I read -
| First Marriage | 45% to 50% marriages end in divorce |
| Second Marriage | 60% to 67% marriages end in divorce |
| Third Marriage | 70% to 73% marriages end in divorce |
I couldn’t believe it… So I guess that blows the whole third times the charm saying out of the water. Practice does not make better… I you fail try try again… I think I need to rethink the way my wonderful parents raised me. The only way to suceed is though a path of failure… My ASS…
Beep… time to go back to the game… Next card comes out, BAM another Jack, Full House Kings High, there is no way in hell I am going to lose this one. But the other two are in a battle. One pushes enough in the middle of the table to pull the other all in, without hesitation the other pushes all in… Would you believe he had pocket 8’s so he was showing a full house Jacks high, I have him… CRAP!!! I look over at the last guy, Pocket Jacks… You have got to be kidding me, Four Jacks. What the Hell are the chances of someone kicking two players off the final table that had full houses? I guess about the chances of someone in Las Vegas on their third marriage…
April 11th, 2008 at 7:55 am
My father used to compare marriage to gambling. He always told me not to throw my dick on the crap table. I never understood what that meant until I got married.
April 11th, 2008 at 10:41 am
So true Doug… Unfortunatley, my record at the Craps table is just as good as my record at the Alter. But Fotrunatley my record at the Court house is pretty damn good…