The 40% of marriage proposals takes place between the Christmas holidays and Valentine’s Day.
With the “season” of proposals in full swing, many are wondering what is the best age for marriage.
Especially for women it is a difficult question, as many are divided between the desire to advance their career and start a family. The general view is that a woman must first lay her foundations professionally in her 20s and to get married after 30.
Having developed an independent personality, having the appropriate maturity to make the right choice but also finding a partner who is at a similar stage in his life, many women believe that they have a better chance of having a marriage that will last.
That’s why the average age of the first marriage for women in the US today are the 29 years (30 for men), but higher among women with a university education.
According to sociologist Nicholas Wolfinger of the University of Utah, women who get married before 25 their years are more likely to get a divorce than those who get married close to 30.
There is, however, one exception to the rule that says one must wait up to 30. An analysis of marriage and divorce statistics for more than 50,000 women in the United States revealed that there is a category of women for whomMarriage before the age of 30 is not risky: The women who married from 22 to 30, without having previously lived together, had the lower divorce rates.
Why is this happening; Undoubtedly, those who wait until they are 30 to get married have the advantage of maturity, but on the other hand, they also “carry” the emotional burdens from their previous relationships, which can negatively affect a marriage.
Of course, the idea that previous cohabitation leads to an increased chance of divorce comes as a surprise, as most believe that the quality of a relationship is tested when the couple cohabit before deciding to get married. But statistics show that those who live together before marriage are less likely to be happy.
In fact, for all the women who had lived with another man before their husband, the chances of divorce doubled.
One explanation is that those who have experienced previous divorces in a cohabiting relationship may find it easier to decide to leave a marriage when the situation becomes difficult.
And at the same time, those who have lived in the same house with other partners in the past can make unfavorable comparisons about their spouse, which are toxic to a relationship.
moneyreview.gr with information from the Wall Street Journal
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