Problems That Lead to Separation in Early Marriage
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that more than half of marriages in the United States end in divorce. The majority of these marriages break up within the first seven years. Although there are a variety of reasons listed for a marital breakup, many of these marriages have similar problems at the root of the dissolution.
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Finances
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The CDC found that couples who occupy a higher income bracket are less likely to get a divorce than couples who have less income. While it is still possible to be "broke at a higher level," couples who have less financial stress are less likely to have ongoing money-related arguments that can lead to divorce.
Education
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Once upon a time, women were sent to college with the sole purpose of finding a husband. The joke at the time was that these women were going to school to earn their MRS degree. Today, the opposite seems to be the case. The CDC found that women who graduate high school and go on to get degrees in higher education are less likely to divorce when they eventually marry.
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Age
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According to two separate studies, people who wait until they are in their mid-twenties to marry are less likely to divorce. The CDC found that women who are older than 25 when they get married are far less likely to divorce than women who are younger than 25 when they are first married. And according to a survey released by the National Fatherhood Initiative, the ideal age for marriage is between 23 and 27. Men and women who are married earlier more often have marriages that end in divorce, according to the NFI study.
Children
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A study published in the Journal of Developmental Psychology, entitled "The Nature and Predictors of the Trajectory of Change in Marital Quality for Husbands and Wives over the First 10 Years of Marriage," stated that the presence of children in the home caused stress that often exacerbated problems that were already present in a marriage.
Communication
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Lack of communication is usually the root cause of failed relationships where couples "grow apart" or experience other marital challenges, according to the website PsychPage. Couples who fail to communicate tend to develop issues in all other areas of marriage from intimacy to problem solving, particularly during arguments.
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