5 Odd Things That Raise Your Chances of Divorce

A cheating spouse is one obvious reason for divorce, but Prevention rounds up several other weird factors, for reasons that aren't always clear. A sampling:

• Long commute: When one or more spouse travels 45 minutes or more each way, the rate of divorce ticks up.
• Peer pressure: People are far more likely to divorce if a family member or a close friend has done so.
• A daughter: For some reason, a couple whose first child is a girl is more likely to divorce.

• Equal chores: Maybe the most counter-intuitive of the bunch. Couples who split the housework equally had a higher divorce rate in a Norwegian study.
• Unequal drinking: Specifically, if the wife drinks more than her husband, it raises the odds of splitsville.

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