Title: Average length of time from marriage to separation is now 8.7 years, study reveals
Headings: Average length of time from marriage to separation is now 8.7 years, study reveals
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Average length of time from marriage to separation is now 8.7 years, study reveals

Content: However, the news isn’t so good for Generation Y women with the report showing those who marry between 25-29 years of age are more likely to end up divorced than Gen X’s. For example, twenty in every 1000 married women aged 25-29 ended up divorced in 2006, compared to 18 in 1000 aged 35-39 years in the same period. In contrast among married men, it was highest for those aged between 30-34 years, with the report suggesting this could be due to women marrying at a younger age than men. The news isn’t so good for cohabitating couples either who are three to five times more likely to separate (25-38 per cent) than married couples (7 to 9 per cent). In their report, authors Dr Lixia Qu and Ruth Weston, say it isn’t surprising given that cohabiting relationships are usually less stable than marriages. “Some couples may embark on cohabitation as a trial marriage or as a prelude to marriage and others may live together for practical reasons without strong commitment,” they say. Originally published as Average length of a marriage? Eight years
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