Divorce 6 Times More Likely for Couples Who Meet Online

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A new survey in the UK found that married couples who meet online are more likely to divorce than those who meet through friends and family. The survey asked over 2,000 adults about their marriages. For people who got married after 2000, 12% of those who met online divorced in the first three years, while only 2% of those who met through friends and family did. The author of the survey suggests that couples who meet online might not know enough about each other's long-term character because they don't have advice from friends and family. However, as time passes, the divorce rates change. For couples who got married 10 or more years ago, those who met through work had the highest divorce rate at 24%.

Birleşik Krallık'ta yapılan yeni bir anket, internet üzerinden tanışan evli çiftlerin boşanma olasılığının, arkadaş ve aile aracılığıyla tanışanlara göre daha yüksek olduğunu ortaya koydu. Ankette 2,000'den fazla yetişkine evlilikleri hakkında sorular sorulmuştur. 2000'den sonra evlenenler arasında internetten tanışanların %12'si ilk üç yıl içinde boşanırken, arkadaş ve aile aracılığıyla tanışanların sadece %2'si boşanmıştır. Anketin yazarı, internet üzerinden tanışan çiftlerin, arkadaş ve ailelerinden tavsiye almadıkları için birbirlerinin uzun vadeli karakterleri hakkında yeterince bilgi sahibi olmayabileceklerini öne sürüyor. Ancak zaman geçtikçe boşanma oranları da değişiyor. On ya da daha fazla yıl önce evlenen çiftler arasında, iş aracılığıyla tanışanlar %24 ile en yüksek boşanma oranına sahiptir.

Questions

1- What does the recent survey in the UK reveal about married couples who met online?

A) They are less likely to divorce.B) They are more likely to divorce.C) They have the same divorce rate as other couples.D) They all divorced within the first three years.

2- What is the suggested reason for the higher divorce rate among couples who met online?

A) Lack of information about each other's characterB) Strong advice from friends and familyC) Short duration of online relationshipsD) Meeting through work

3- Among couples married for 10 or more years, which group had the highest divorce rate according to the survey?

A) Those who met through friends and familyB) Those who met onlineC) Those who met at workD) Those who met in a bar or restaurant

Congratulations!

You have completed the comprehension questions. 

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Parts of this lesson are based on: An article by Karen Turtle.