Marriage Gets Better With (A Lot Of) Time

And how about this! Marriage gets better with time…specifically two decades!

By Marilyn Nelson on April 24, 2018

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And how about this! Marriage gets better with time…specifically two decades!

A new study finds couples who stay married 20 years report feeling happier than newlyweds. Researchers found happiness gradually declines during the first 20 years of marriage. However, after that it then stabilizes and bounces back, giving couple deeper levels of appreciation for each other.

Maybe because the kids are gone? More space. More travel. More money? Maybe?

This kind of shows that marriage is a marathon, and not a sprint.

The study was published in the journal Social Networks and the Life Course.