Willing away divorce

I read somewhere once that when a person writes their goal or dream down and repeats the idea aloud often, it’s more likely to come true. I also read somewhere once that people who date more people before getting married are more likely to get divorced. I wonder if that’s the same psychological effect at work.

So here’s a thought: what if we could convince everyone to write down “avoid divorce” or “stay married” or “live happily ever after” on a piece of paper every day? What if we constantly reminded ourselves to speak in terms of an entire lifetime together when talking to our significant other? Would our embarrassingly high divorce rate go down?

Just a thought. Pass it on.

Comments (2)

  1. [...] we’re on the subject of psychology and willing the future, can we talk about [...]

    Pingback by What’s in a name? | Josh Mock — June 11, 2009 @ 10:32 am

  2. Good thoughts.

    Comment by Jessica — June 12, 2009 @ 2:29 am

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