Recent headlines would have us believe that the marriage of today is full of strife and adultery. The headlines are full of the famous folk, but what about the common man and woman?  Are their marriages faring any better?

According to a poll entitled The Truth About American Marriage sponsored by PARADE Magazine, married life in America is not too bad.  

In fact, marriage seems to be working quite well for most of the people we surveyed: About 88% said they were happy or reasonably content in their marriages. Only 12% ranked their marriages at the bottom of the scale, in the range between “It’s miserable” and “I wish I could get out.”

Among people who stay married, 71% say they deeply love their partner and 73% are there for the companionship.  About half of the couples surveyed say they are happy, that their unions are “loving and joyful,” and a third say they are peaceful.  The unhappily marrieds are in the 7% slot. 

Men are most satisfied with married life, with only 30% saying they’ve considered leaving their wife.  Woman are not quite as happy – half of the wives have contemplated leaving. (I remember contemplating divorce the first week of my marriage).   

Married Americans fight about pretty much what you’d expect them to fight about – money (43%), who takes out the garbage (27%), and sex (22%). A full 56% say they communicate well and less than 1% say that fights “turn physical.” 

For more information about the survey, you can read the entire article at The Truth About American Marriage | PARADE Magazine.

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