Five Year Itch
By Roger DobsonSunday, 28 October 2007
Newlyweds could once expect at least seven years before the rot set in. But new research suggests that many couples are now feeling the five-year itch.
Scientists have discovered that couples begin to grow fed up with each other after just four years and are at peak risk of divorce just before their fifth anniversary. Researchers in the US, Russia and Scandinavia investigating the longevity of relationships found that the "honeymoon period" lasts for less than five years, with most divorces likely to happen between five and 10 years into the marriage. If couples get through this patch, then the chances are they'll stay together indefinitely. As people become more affluent, the cost of splitting up can be a powerful factor in keeping couples together.
"One of the explanations for these changes in divorce risk is that during the first decade of marriage both partners go through crucial life-course transitions and challenging experiences – completion of education, building [a] career, bearing children, and so on," said one of the lead researchers, Aiva Jasilioniene, in a working paper from the Max Planck Institute in Germany.
"During the later years, the couple have developed strategies to deal with problems as they arise."
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Year 2007 was our fifth year as a married couple. I can assume that the "5 yr itch" contributed much to how my relationship with tetel went through during this year.... well, maybe I can use it as an excuse to my " " during this stage of our being 'mag-asawa'.
Our 5 th year has been a bumpy rugged ride... It is during this stage that tetel saw the BAD ROTTEN side of me.
Yup, 2007 was such a bad year for me.... 2 vehicular accidents that contributed to my scar face.... BARKADA to max was my bisyo.... Going home on wee hours on a regular basis.... resulting to worsening relationship with tetel.
2007 - our fifth year of married life - our five year itch
We are about to get thru this patch... April 27,2008 will be our 6th anniversary. Bye-bye itch!!!! hopefully.....
By Roger DobsonSunday, 28 October 2007
Newlyweds could once expect at least seven years before the rot set in. But new research suggests that many couples are now feeling the five-year itch.
Scientists have discovered that couples begin to grow fed up with each other after just four years and are at peak risk of divorce just before their fifth anniversary. Researchers in the US, Russia and Scandinavia investigating the longevity of relationships found that the "honeymoon period" lasts for less than five years, with most divorces likely to happen between five and 10 years into the marriage. If couples get through this patch, then the chances are they'll stay together indefinitely. As people become more affluent, the cost of splitting up can be a powerful factor in keeping couples together.
"One of the explanations for these changes in divorce risk is that during the first decade of marriage both partners go through crucial life-course transitions and challenging experiences – completion of education, building [a] career, bearing children, and so on," said one of the lead researchers, Aiva Jasilioniene, in a working paper from the Max Planck Institute in Germany.
"During the later years, the couple have developed strategies to deal with problems as they arise."
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Year 2007 was our fifth year as a married couple. I can assume that the "5 yr itch" contributed much to how my relationship with tetel went through during this year.... well, maybe I can use it as an excuse to my " " during this stage of our being 'mag-asawa'.
Our 5 th year has been a bumpy rugged ride... It is during this stage that tetel saw the BAD ROTTEN side of me.
Yup, 2007 was such a bad year for me.... 2 vehicular accidents that contributed to my scar face.... BARKADA to max was my bisyo.... Going home on wee hours on a regular basis.... resulting to worsening relationship with tetel.
2007 - our fifth year of married life - our five year itch
We are about to get thru this patch... April 27,2008 will be our 6th anniversary. Bye-bye itch!!!! hopefully.....
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