Comments on: Breaking Down the Mystery

By: Paisha

Paisha — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:43:02 +0000

Just another reason why I love and respect you! You speak the truth….in love. I am blessed that the Lord has called me to unite with your vision and your family.
Thank you for being a good shephard!

By: Pastor Eric

Pastor Eric — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:07:06 +0000

Yeah! “…to hell with the devil!”

By: Eric Wilbanks

Eric Wilbanks — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:05:32 +0000

Nicely done! Thanks for giving some alternative thinking on the subject. You are still a rock star.

By: Pastor Eric

Pastor Eric — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:51:53 +0000

Suzette, that is a great stat as well. Also, thanks for the encouragement about my blog. I do not blog enough and get a lot of grief from my staff for it but it is so hard for me to find the time.

By: Suzette

Suzette — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:20:56 +0000

I’m late in reading your blog, but I have to say that you never cease to amaze me! Great thoughts. Here’s one more that we learned in marriage counseling, if couples pray together, the chances they will divorce are 1000 to 1. So we should add praying together to all your other stats. If you have some college education, make more than 50k a year, have faith, wait to get married till after age 25, don’t have a baby till after you’re married, and pray with your spouse, the chances you’ll get divorces are extremely low!

By: Pastor Eric

Pastor Eric — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:44:07 +0000

Oh yeah, I remember your wedding, my first. I am equally impressed that you read my blog.

By: Alane

Alane — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:27:53 +0000

Eric,
Remember your first wedding ceremony 15 years ago tommorrow? What a blessing to have a youth pastor that taught us that waiting til marriage would save us a world of trouble. Thanks!

Love ya,
Phil & Alane

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:10:32 +0000

I spent 7 years in college to get my associates degree. My marriage must be rock solid.

By: Pastor Eric

Pastor Eric — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:30:08 +0000

Matt, I know that that stat is true but amazingly enough, this study didn’t give that stat. I have some ideas on why that is true. I think that women are willing to do things for the sake of the relationship, like go to guy type movies, etc. I think a factor that happens when a couple lives together is the woman puts up with some things in the co-habitation for the sake of the relationship. Some behavior she puts up with is because she does not have the security that a ring brings to expect more from her partner. Once the ring comes, she no longer tolerates certain behavior because she is expecting her partner now to act like a husband.
Meanwhile from the man’s point of view; he thinks marriage will be just like living together and when it isn’t, it creates conflict that often times ends in divorce with him saying, “you changed” and her saying “he never changed, even after we got married.”

By: matt stallbaum

matt stallbaum — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:20:34 +0000

I have read that that living together causes the rate to go up to 80 percent.