# What are divorce rates among those who renew vows?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 20, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-divorce-rates-among-those-who-renew-vows/666710 "2013-08-20T14:10:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![gracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-divorce-rates-among-those-who-renew-vows/666710/21 "2013-08-21T08:17:31Z")

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> [@Mosier](#):
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> My wife and I got married ten years ago on a Starbucks barista and college senior budget.
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> Ten years later, and now we’re making the kind of money you need to throw a BITCHIN’ party. She’s brought up the idea of renewing our vows and presenting new wedding rings to each other, to replace the pitiful little things that were all I could afford back then.
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> I kinda like the small, cheap wedding rings we wear because it reminds me of how far we’ve come, but I can totally see where she’s coming from too.

Keep 'em both! It sounds nice actually, to have your original “look how far we’ve come”-rings. Maybe you could have a jeweller take a look at them, and make something that slots together or something like that?

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**Author:** ![NotDeadYet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NotDeadYet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotDeadYet)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-divorce-rates-among-those-who-renew-vows/666710/22 "2013-08-22T00:17:59Z")

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Seeing as no documents are filed then renewals are done, there isn’t any way to track if divorce rates are higher or lower. Everyone can cite antidotal experiences, renewals because of a troubled marriage, renewal because the marriage is so great, etc…

My guess is that folks who renew their vows are more romantic and are less likely to divorce, but I’m just guessing.

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**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-divorce-rates-among-those-who-renew-vows/666710/23 "2013-08-22T14:57:11Z")

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> [@muttrox](#):
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> I guess that vow renewals come from two motivations. Resetting after a rough patch, and reaffirming something that is great.

In my case, it was both.

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