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What Makes Your Malden Marriage Work?

Malden has a low rate of divorces, as does the state of Massachusetts as a whole. How are you making it work?

In Georgia, 11.6% of people are divorced.  In Oklahoma, it's 13.45%.  But, in the city of Malden, only 7.45% of residents are divorced, so say statistics from the 2010 census and this TheBostonChannel.com article.  

Divorce rates in Malden are slightly higher than our neighbors in Melrose, who came in at 7.35%, and in Medford at 7.16%, but lower than the Boston rate of 7.52%.  The national average, however, hovers at 9.45%, and Massachusetts has consistently ranked among the states with the lowest divorce rates in the entire country, even going back to 1994.  The numbers vary widely among towns in Massachusetts, but Malden is #47 on the least-divorced list, and on the most-divorced list the statistics top out in Onset, where 27.48% of residents say they are divorced.

At Patch we want to hear your story behind these numbers.  What are you doing to make your marriage last?  Why do you think fewer people get divorced in Malden and in Massachusetts overall?  Let us know in the comments section!

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