Do Pre-Wedding Jitters Foretell Divorce?
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Among couples still married after four years, husbands and wives with doubts were significantly less satisfied with their marriage than those without doubts. You know yourself, your partner and your relationship better than anybody else does; if you're feeling nervous about it, pay attention to that," he added. "It's worth exploring what you're nervous about." While the women surveyed were less likely to express jitters, when they did, it spelled worse news later on than if the men surveyed were nervous. Of the couples who had no doubts about getting married, four years later, researchers found 6 percent of them divorced. Conversely, 19 percent of couples in which the woman expressed doubts about marrying were divorced, and 14 percent of the men who'd expressed doubt found their marriages ending. Second thoughts about marrying shouldn't be dealbreakers; however, they should be discussed and taken seriously.
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