9 facts about divorce every couple should know before getting married by Yu Han and Shana Lebowitz on Nov 17, 2016, 9:38 AM Advertisement
 In the US, the divorce rate has been steadily declining since the 1980s. Research reported in The New York Times suggests that about one-third of current marriages will end in divorce — not the 50% statistic you've likely heard time and time again. Unfortunately, that means there's still a decent chance you and your partner will split up, even after pledging lifelong devotion to each other. That idea leaves room for a lot of questions: What makes a divorce more likely? What will happen to our kids if we do split up? What will happen to my health? To help address some of these queries, Business Insider dug into years of research on the predictors and consequences of marital dissolution and highlighted the most intriguing findings below. Keep in mind that all these studies offer general takeaways about modern relationships — no one can predict with 100% accuracy what will happen to yours.  You are less likely to divorce if you marry in your late 20s Research led by Nicholas Wolfinger, a professor at the University of Utah, found that contrary to a long-held belief, waiting longer to wed doesn't necessarily predict a stronger marriage. Instead, the best time to marry seems to be between the early 20s and early 30s. If you wait until you're older than 32, your chances of divorce start to creep up (though they're still not as high as if you get married in your teens). As Wolfinger writes on the Institute for Family Studies blog, "For almost everyone, the late twenties seems to be the best time to tie the knot."
 You are most likely to divorce in March and August 2016 research presented at the American Sociological Association found that March and August bring spikes in divorce filings. The researchers say it's meaningful that March and August follow holiday or vacation periods. In the paper, they suggest that holidays represent something like "optimism cycles" — we see them as a chance to start anew in our relationships, only to find that the same problems exist once they're over. The researchers also suspect that oftentimes our holiday experiences can be stressful and disappointing, laying bare the real issues in our marriage. As soon as they're over, we're ready to call it quits.
 Husbands who work less may be more likely to divorce A recent Harvard study couples suggests that it's not a couple's finances that affect their chances of divorce, but rather the division of labor. When the researcher looked at heterosexual marriages that began after 1975, she learned that couples in which the husband didn't have a full-time job had a 3.3% chance of divorcing the following year, compared to 2.5% among couples in which the husband did have a full-time job. Wives' employment status, however, didn't much affect the couple's chances of divorce. The researcher concludes that the male breadwinner stereotype is still very much alive, and important for marital stability.
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