Divorce rates in India

What a great great great day I had. Why was it great? Im not really sure. Nothing very consequential happened. Its just that I feel like God’s hand is on my every move. I know there are tons of people out there praying for me. That is such a great feeling. I feel like Im on the spiritual war front lines. So you might have noticed that I was really down. But then, the clouds parted and the oppression lifted, really for no reason at all. Im so full of hope and joy right now. I told Jennifer this earlier, but I’ve never been so sure that she’s the girl for me then at this precise moment. A lot of people don’t understand this. Everyone says take it slow. Well…I did take it slow the first time around in marriage, a three-year courtship and engagement, and look how that turned out. So taking it slow isn’t always the way. I just have to look at all my Indian friends. I love Indians, but I just hate their food. Its sooooo spicy. I believe that Indians are my favorite culture of people. They are so smart, work so hard, are genuine, and kind. Really fantastic. Its like a world full of Apu’s out here. In Bahrain Indian’s comprise of 50% of the population. And Californian’s are worried about Mexicans…pffffttt. The joke is if all the Indians would leave Bahrain, this island would cease to exist. OK…back to the Indian dating thing. Saji, our editor just went back to get engaged last month. Did he know who he was getting engaged to? No. What usually happens is the parents pick our 4-5 potential brides. Then the groom interviews them, and picks one. I think they then get married fairly quickly after that, like a 1-2 week engagement. Wait..isn’t that just like a reality game show? So Indians don’t go through a long courtship, engagement phase. But they go into it with the right mindset. Marriage is for life…we have to figure out how to make this work. So it’s a little like an arranged marriage, with a couple of options. So is the Western/American model better? Is more freedom to choose the best way? I checked the stats online and got this from divorcerate.org 
--Divorce rates
US - 50%
India - 1.1%

So 11 marriages out of 1000 end in divorce in India. That is just incredible. The U.S. doesn’t have the highest divorce rate in the world. That honor belongs to Sweden at 54.9%. So is having more freedom to choose and court your mate better? Just look at the stats. What is even scarier, is the divorce rate in the U.S. for second, third and fourth marriages. Second is 75%, Third is 86%, Fourth is 94%, Im not sure if they keep stats for fifth marriages, Someone call Elizabeth Taylor and ask her. So those number are daunting. Am I scared to get married again and brave these statistics, not really. Before Jenni, I would say sure. But now…the answer is Heck no. We both feel that this coming marriage is an arranged marriage, only its being arrange by God. We both feel very strongly about that. The circumstances that led to us coming together seem totally orchestrated. God has been absolutely directing my steps and talking to me constantly for the last four years. That is why I can say with absolute certainty that she’s the one. I told you how emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically we are perfect matched for each other. But here’s the part were God goes the extra mile. She’s 29, and she’s been playing soccer since she was seven. So she has one of those soccer playing bodies. If you watched any of the U.S. Women’s soccer team…you should know that girl soccer players are pretty hot…and Jennifer…well she’s smoking. The important thing is that she has an absolute and unabated heart for God. The whole body and beauty thing is God showing off for the world how good he can be. Well…show off all you want God, I’ll let them know. Only 14 more days til she comes out. Can you tell…Im a little bit excited.