The Good News about Couples in Quarantine

Some Uplifting Numbers

All that said, of course this pandemic has added enormous stressors to even the happiest marriages—from loss of income and personal space all the way to sickness and death. It may seem naïve to think marriage can survive this, but let’s look at what we do already have in the way of more reliable data.

Monmouth Poll surveyed people in relationships in early May 2020 and found some uplifting numbers: “59% say they are extremely satisfied with that relationship and 33% are very satisfied. Another 4% are somewhat satisfied and just 1% are either not too or not at all satisfied.” Nearly three-fourths (74%) of those with a partner commented that the coronavirus had not altered their relationship at all. Just as encouraging, an August 2020 Ipsos poll found a staggering 71% of those in non-married relationships said they wanted to take their relationship to a more committed level since COVID-19 hit.

All that gives me hope! And we’ll have better data soon since my friend and marriage expert, Brad Wilcox, tweeted out that he is addressing the UK article with his own research findings in the next month. So let’s hold our horses, stop saying divorce is going up during this time and anticipate some more scientific data coming soon!

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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).

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