Most marriages aren’t just “meh”; they’re actually happy!
Both our studies and all the other studies on satisfaction in marriage that have ever been done in recent years have found that contrary to popular opinion, most marriages are not “just sort of bumping along”. They’re made up of two people who actually really enjoy being married and enjoy being married to each other.
The average percentage of couples being happy in marriage hovers around 80%. (Our study for our book The Surprising Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages, which independently surveyed both the husband and the wife, found that 71% percent were both happy, and others studies have found more than 90%!)
Again, that bride and groom getting married this year need to know: the bottom line is that most marriages not only last for a lifetime—but they are happy!
These are just a few of the truths that we cover in The Good News About Marriage. We would love for you to share this with a bride or groom you know or with a struggling couple who could use some encouragement. Because it’s worth spreading the word that lifelong, happy love in marriage is not only possible—but likely. And that is good news, indeed.
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Shaunti Feldhahn loves sharing eye-opening information that helps people thrive in life and relationships. She herself started out with a Harvard graduate degree and Wall Street credentials but no clue about life. After an unexpected shift into relationship research for average people like her, she now is a popular speaker and author of best-selling books about men, women and relationships. (Including For Women Only, For Men Only, and the groundbreaking The Good News About Marriage).
Her latest book, Find Peace: A 40-day Devotional Journey For Moms, focuses on discovering biblical direction to become a woman of serenity and delight in all seasons – and have impact for generations to come.
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