If the divorce rate is lower in the chassidishe community than in the litvishe community, than it might be because they date for a shorter amount of time, or it might be because of other differences between the chassidishe & litvishe communities (maybe it’s because the spouses are closer in age). In order to know that dating for longer leads to more divorces, one would have to compare two groups who are otherwise similar, one dating longer & one dating shorter, to see which group has a higher divorce rate.
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