How millennials are lowering the national divorce rate

A study published by the University of Maryland found that the national divorce rate has dropped 16 percent in the last eight years. At least 8 percent of that can be attributed to millennials.

What are millennials doing differently from baby boomers? MPR News host Kerri Miller sat down with Bill Doherty, longtime therapist and founder of the Doherty Relationship Institute at the University of Minnesota, to discuss the drastic drop in divorce rates.

To listen to the full discussion use the audio player above.

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