The American Psychological Association states that 40 to 50 percent of marriages in the United States end in divorce, with subsequent marriages boasting an even higher likelihood of failure. A recent thread on Reddit asked the question, "What happened at a wedding that let you know the marriage was going to end in a divorce?" The community's replies are at times baffling and nearly unbelievable, although it does explain why some people are just not meant to be.

1. Bringing your pregnant girlfriend to the wedding. The groom invited his female friend, who was in the early stages of pregnancy. Near the end of the reception, the bride asked her who the father was. The friend enthusiastically answered the groom's name. -casualsun

2. The groom didn't look at the bride once. -walpolemarsh

3. The groom's vows: "Dear Bride, we've had our ups and downs -- mostly downs --". -withAllthatFunk

4. My cousin (the bride), told us while she was going around to each table thanking the guests that she didn't think it would last.
We were stunned. it lasted a little less than a year. -cricketino

5. The bride came creeping up to my brother and handed him a note explaining how much she loved him and if he wanted to be with her all he had to do was object during the ceremony. He handed the note to the groom's sister and we left just before it began. My Facebook says they ended up getting married, I haven't seen them since. -Hii6212

6. Dude said the wrong name at the altar. -DoctorAbs

7. We knew the couple was in trouble when they frowned during most of the ceremony and decided not to go on a honeymoon because they couldn't agree on a destination. They had plenty of money, just no desire to compromise. -Back2Bach

8. Groom got caught getting frisky with a bridesmaid. That marriage lasted about two hours. -SunkenLoki

9. During the ceremony when the priest started asking the bride "Do you take this man to be your...", she started laughing uncontrollably and couldn't stop. It was cute for about ten seconds and then things got real uncomfortable. They lasted a year and change. We all knew the only reason they got married was because she was pregnant. -c0de76

10. The bride had the minister put "Til death, or divorce, do us part", into the ceremony. -Owtlaw1

11. While saying the classic "I do", instead of looking deep into his bride's eyes the groom was staring at one of the bridesmaids. -Schrodingers_Nachos

12. The day of her wedding, I asked my sister-in-law if she was enjoying her day and all she said was "It's a f****** nightmare. This is the worst day of my life." -ImFatWannaParty