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Show Page B8 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday, January 21, m 19 w Asuenei By CATHERINE KEEFE . Orange County Register A roundup of numbers reveals the truth behind our relationships. According to national statistics, we are: Getting married more and divorcing less, but only slightly; willing to relocate for a spouse; accepting that, in certain domains, men and women are just plain different. , Marriage and divorce; According to the 1996 World Almanac (World Almanac Books, $9.95), an estimated 2,345,000 couples that's just a few thousand more people than live in the Dallas-Fosaid "I Worth metropolitan area, do" in the 12 months ending in rt March 1995. That's a I percent increase from the year before, but it's still lower : ; 3 than the marriage rate in any year from 1965 to 1992. About 1,191,000 couples said "I won't anymore" in 1994, more than the previous year but still down 2 percent from 1992. The divorce rate remained steady at about 4.6 per 1,000 population, a leveling-of- f trend that started in the late 1980s. Know how to do the laundry: Before you leap into marriage, consider your mate carefully. According to an item in the JanuaryFebruary Do(o)little Report a bimonthly newsletter answering the question, "Why can't a man be more like a woman?" (Beckwith both men and Communications) women are living longer. But men are increasing their longevity rate faster than women. The life expectancy of a typical proves commitment can be a word: MOVE. Women most often give up Lheir jobs andor homes to follow their men to a new job. According to the same period. (This information Runzheimer Report on Relocation, s of job provided to the Do(o)little Report in more than the Buck transfers, Consultants.) person accepting the by is a male. new a From on: job Review, Moving The typical transferee is age trade magazine for personnel promarried and with two children. fessionals, comes a report that four-lett- er 35-4- 5, four-fifth- ....... r: ' working male has increased 15 months over the past six years. Female life expectancy has increased 9.5 months during the ; . , 'm "" yBrB Sm rvTSKf R Illlllllllin ST. in IW mmmmmV'l IMWWIPP' $ GENEVA W. m ! VisX' j fooKAm tar P 6am to whisht closev Sunday 00 reserves to um to one case m jam SPECIALS FOR xj'rv 2 1 Milk Ice Cream Petite Corn Petite Peas sq Pizza j CROSS RIB ROAST BONELESS Waffles js. Strawberries izAu frKauz : WWt' ' Squeeze Mustard Wonder Bread ' ' : Larci ' Ames' rfua mem,a' : Sqimie Ketchup m fss mam Bsrad Radishes Com : .Burnt Chcken 'jm4m jgp1 Piazza Pizza 'CandyBars ADinners Saltihes JtRWHIE LSL2i W ,A QUARTER jEHNto mmy J Son n tfoftiv S ' .' i W . . 4 HERSHEY, TISSUE SAW CARNATION 6oi OIL OR WATER 9 "CANvy Bar SYmm, It joy, jmt--0 .I -- TURKtiY BREAST l$fl9 '1 mum, WRE... 5 - (ft if t N 5V- -J '"-''- "" RR0TS CULO CARAMELLO, REESE'S PIECES, X '.I KIT ROLL LB tCAHSTWM!Arl.S9l Gentle Tuna : Batons 2 Jkn' A Shasta I B ' Flour Tortillas mmm Sp 279 ' : kSfS QQ rsk j 61.99 Pole Salad f 69iS ' S- tof 14 Whole Urn jm -- btmribw wim TTTl pAnmprX Stmmo's Chuck Steak 5 PjJs 279 j Burritos. ipww i Phfflqar. iJmi$ 1 MmnGroundI Viva Gallon Parkay r ihi . quantwes WEDS-i- in ' Thesud mc&mm Jah 24 Am Em Jah 30 I .In WB US ) . piii mn .... WHR00MS 802 cmo ", 1 |