There are so many facts and opinions about what it means to be married. From so many angles and versions of people’s perspectives, it’s hard to know what is right and what is opinion, what works and what doesn’t work, and what is right or wrong. But with the ability to form educated opinions with statistics, it can help many people to understand at least a baseline understanding of marriage and how to try to do it well. Again, obviously it doesn’t work perfectly for some, or even for most, but the best thing we can do is try to be the best person we can be and bring whatever we can to the table to try forming and creating a lasting marriage. Here are 9 interesting things about marriage that can positively or negatively affect marriage; little time together, marriage with an affair partner, age, marriage versus cohabitation, work productivity, marriage in general, trust, happiness level before marriage, and birth order.

Little Time Together

We know that marriage nowadays, it’s difficult to get much time spent with your spouse. It has to be time set apart that is specifically meant for bonding with one another and spending time that is giving undivided attention to each other. A fact about marriage these days is that a married couple might only get 4 minutes of time together each day. That can easily lead to divorce if not navigated correctly.

Marriage with an Affair Partner

Sadly, there are many affairs that happen every day and for years. Some people end up divorcing their spouse to then marry their affair partner. 75% of those marriages fail unfortunately. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

Age

It’s not unknown that people marry often under the age of 25. But unfortunately marrying young can increase the divorce rate quite a bit. Also when an older woman marries a younger man, it’s more common to end in divorce. An older man with a younger woman is always more likely to last. 

Marriage Versus Cohabitation

Surprisingly, something that tends to happen is when a couple is unmarried but is cohabitating, that relationship tends to end quicker than when a couple is married.

Work Productivity

People’s work productivity tends to decrease heavily when going through marriage problems. 6 billion dollars in revenue by American businesses is lost per year as a result of struggles with marriage at home.

Marriage in General

A study was conducted that proved that marriage in general is more satisfactory than sex, money, or even children.

Trust

Trust is one of the biggest (if not the biggest) indications of whether or not a marriage is going to be successful. It is critical that there is healthy trust in a marriage in order for there to be success. It’s bigger than compatibility and forgiveness. 

Happiness Level Before Marriage

There was a study done that was 15 years long that proved that if you were happy before marriage, you were more likely to be happy in marriage. But marriage doesn’t “make” one happy.

Birth Order

Studies show that the most common birth order for divorce is when an only child marries an only child. When the oldest child marries someone that was also the oldest child, they tend to be very aggressive towards each other. The most successful marriage is when the youngest brother of sisters marries the oldest sister of brothers. At any rate, divorce happens often and more commonly than we would hope. When children are involved, child custody lawyers Toledo, Ohio can help get you on the right path.