The people joked: "The first 20 years of marriage the most difficult, and then it is easier." In every joke there is wisdom. American scientists have found through many years of marriage, people feel truly happy. The results surprised even the researchers themselves. How many years it takes to achieve harmony?
It is believed that the most cordial relationship the husband and wife - after weddingAnd the feelings subside with age, people get tired of each other, but as it turned out, the happiest wife - this is not a couple.
What the scientists say?
That is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Brigham Young. they analyzed the marriage relationship More than two thousand couples and figured out how to change over the years of marital satisfaction. Considered options such as happiness in marriage, joint activities and disagreements. It was found that:
- a sense of happiness gradually decreased in the first 20 years of marriage, but then strengthened;
- participation in joint matters also declined in the first 20 years of married life, but after this level has gone up;
- differences were constantly on the decline.
Scientists believe that over the years become easier for people to prioritize, comes the understanding that really matters. This is facilitated by experienced hardships together, for example, divorce, death of friends or relatives.
That is, with age people are starting more tolerant of each other's shortcomings, to spend more time together and appreciate each other, to forgive what seemed annoying in the early years of marriage.
Other studies on this topic
Supported by studies of American Scientists and Australian researchers. Australian Center for the quality of life found that people who have been married for a year, satisfaction with family life is much lower than that of those who have been married for many years. This is attributed to the need for the newlyweds to take new decisions and adapt to the roles of husband and wife to put up with the character and habits of each other.
A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (USA) showed that people who consider their partner's best friend, satisfied with their lives more than those whose best friend - someone else.
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