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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
Some interesting fodder for those in relationships, or contemplating the plunge.....
Almost 90 per cent of married Canadians have been wed only once, says the study in the Canadian Social Trends survey, released Wednesday by Statistics Canada.
According to the study, first marriages were more likely to succeed if the couples:- Married in their 30s.
- Did not live together in a common-law relationship before wedding.
- Had children.
- Attended religious services.
- Were university educated.
- Believed that marriage was important for happiness.
Three key factors influenced the durability of marriages: the ages of the bride and groom, the length of the marriage itself and how committed a person was to the institution of marriage.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/natio...ge-survey.html
The not living common-law one is interesting to me... I thought that would have been an advantage. I think there's another study that says it depends if the common law thing is done for economics or an eye towards marriage that has a greater impact. Apparently if you've got your eye towards marriage you'll develop conflict resolution mechanisms, whereas if it's just for economics you won't bother to. |
Funny things about studies, it all depends on the control group.
My place of business, there are 15 staff on my distinct unit, 10 males and 5 females;
5 are on 2nd marriages
4 are currently divorced
4 are on their 1st marriage
2 have never been married
therefore this study group, only 66% have been married once.
My first wife and I never lived together, she was from a religious family, and had post-secondary education. No kids and early 20's though. Marriage lasted 14 hellacious months. We moved in together, and found out we couldn't live together.
My last wife (she might read this) and I lived together during our engagement, not religious, post-secondary education, 2 kids. 10 happy years and counting.