10 years - the most dangerous stage for marriage

The assumption that the couple reached the peak of his unhappiness in a marriage after 7 years of marriage, it was not quite true, as the researchers found from Brigham Young University in the US. They found that the most dangerous for the preservation of the family is the 11th year of life.

Family happiness

Many Western families psychologists there is an unofficial term "Seven Year Itch" named for the eponymous film with Marilyn Monroe. In that the film she played the role of an attractive actress, who has been the subject desire on the part of a married man. In the film, expressed the theory that family happiness   It begins to evaporate rapidly after seven years of living together, which increases the risk of divorce.

Family happiness

However, American scientists We found that over the years, psychologists were wrong, and the most fragile marriage It becomes after 10 years of marriage. If the spouses fail to pass his the ten-year mark, the chances that they will be able to live successfully and on, rise significantly. These conclusions were drawn from a survey of more than two thousand Women born between 1957 and 1964.

They We spoke about his attitude to marriage for 35 years. Scientists to these stories were able to assess the level of family happiness Noting the point where it reaches its maximum or minimum. It turned out that women are the least happy in their relationship after 10 years of marriage. According to the authors, this is due to the fact that this the term of the woman feels the greatest burden in the family, including care small children and household duties. Meanwhile, the original passion for husband and novelty sex already time to fade away. (READ MORE)

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