Post Date April, 15 2023
The recent US census has confirmed a fact that most people already know - that the divorce rate is indeed rising. Faced with almost half of marriages ending in divorce, many couples are preparing to re evaluate their relationship with their spouse. But before you start evaluating and analyzing in a hurry, you must distinguish between the following misconceptions and facts about marriage to avoid falling into the trap of destroying a happy marriage.
Myth 1: Married people have lower levels of satisfaction with their sexual lives, and they have fewer sexual lives than single people.
According to a large national study, married people generally have more and better sex lives than unmarried people. Not only do they have more sex, but they also enjoy it more, both physically and mentally.
Myth 2: Couples who cohabit before marriage and can measure their suitability for each other in this way have a more satisfying and lasting marriage than couples who do not.
Many studies have shown that those who cohabit before marriage are more likely to have unsatisfactory marriages and a much higher divorce rate. The reason is that unmarried cohabitants may be more cowardly and more likely to choose to give up when problems arise.
Myth 3: Having children often brings couples closer together and increases marital happiness.
Many studies have shown that the arrival of the first baby in a family often leads to further estrangement between parents and puts pressure on marriage. However, couples with children have a slightly lower divorce rate than couples without children.
Myth 4: The higher a woman's education, the lower her probability of getting married.
A new study on marriage in the mid-1990s concluded that women with a college degree were more likely to marry than their peers who had not attended college, although they were generally older when they first married. This is a considerable change compared to the past.
Myth 5: People can no longer stay in one marriage for their entire lives as before, because people now live much longer than before.
The above statement has no basis. In fact, the time span of a typical marriage has not changed much in the past 50 years.
Myth 6: Marriage is more likely to put women at risk of domestic violence than staying single.
A large number of studies have shown that unmarried women, especially those who cohabit with men unmarried, have a relatively high risk of being associated with domestic violence. One reason is that men are reluctant to allow domestic violence to exist because they are more concerned about the health of their wives and are more willing to integrate within the extended family and the entire community, and these social forces can help curb men's violent behavior.
Myth 7: Living together is actually like getting married, just not having that piece of paper.
Obviously, cohabitation sometimes does not bring the benefits that marriage can bring - physical health, wealth, spiritual pleasure, and so on. Because cohabitants tend to pay more attention to personal interests and personality, and less consider the interests of the other party.
Myth 8: Due to the high divorce rate, people still under siege are happier than couples in the past.
The survey results show that people's happiness in marriage has not increased, but has slightly decreased. Some studies have found that existing marriages bear more work pressure, more marital conflicts, and less communication than those of 20 to 30 years ago.
Myth 9: Men benefit more from marriage than women.
Recent research has found that although men and women treat marriage differently, the benefits they receive from marriage are comparable. When two people marry, men and women alike live longer, happier, healthier, and richer.
Myth 10: The key to long-term marital happiness lies in good luck and romantic love.
"It's not luck or love. The most common reasons given by most couples to maintain long-term happiness in their marriage are commitment and friendship.". They define their marriage as hard work, dedication, and commitment. The happiest couples are friends who can share their lives, interests, and values.
