On the other side of the coin, happy couples laugh much more; 66
percent of happy couples laugh together often.
In The Smart Stepfamily Marriage, Dr. David Olson and I reported that 94
percent of happy couples have hobbies and interests that bring them together.
And as statistics shows, thirty
percent of happy couples start family life in the first place for the sake of regular family life.
There are exceptions everywhere, but do you hope you get in this one
percent of happy couples with a tremendous age difference?
38 percent of couples do not kiss passionately at all anymore, but 74
percent of the happiest couples exchange passionate kisses at least once a week.
Not exact matches
Friends
of theirs had gotten divorced and when she asked the wife what percentage
of the time they would say they were
happy, the wife responded 20
percent, then revised it to 2
percent and later bumped up to 3
percent (probably because wives are generally unhappier than husbands although it's unclear if the
couple is hetero or same - sex).
«People in sexless marriages report that they are more likely to have considered divorce, and that they are less
happy in their marriages,» Donnelly told the New York Times in 2008, noting that 15
percent of married
couples hadn't gotten it on with their spouse in the prior six months to one year.
«The Happiness Index: Love and Relationships in America»
of 1000
couples reveals that 64
percent of Americans are «very
happy» in their romantic relationships, with a partner or spouse with almost half being
happy with their sex lives as well.
Among the survey's
happiest couples, 85
percent of both men and women say «I love you» at least once a week.
But 88
percent of couples who say they're «extremely
happy» plan time alone together.
94
percent of couples that sleep together indicated that they are
happy and satisfied in their relationships.
Surprisingly, escaping the black hole
of financial squabbling is becoming more and more common: A new study found almost 90
percent of couples report being «
happy» with how they deal with their finances.
Scientific research studies show that over 70
percent of couples in EFT went from distressed to
happy, and 90
percent significantly improved, in 15 to 20 sessions.
By contrast, among
couples who married between 24 - 26, only 14
percent divorced, and only 20
percent of women said they were «not very
happy» in their marriage.
The «Knot Yet» report finds that among
couples who married at 30 or above, only 8
percent divorced within the first ten years
of marriage — but a whopping 50
percent of women were «not very
happy» in their marriage.