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" Contouring master by 24.\u00A0Cat by 25. Book deal by 27.\u00A0 It&amp;#039;s not that any of us\u00A0need\u00A0to achieve things by a strict age or they become entirely worthless (remember: an accomplishment is still accomplished if you do it after 30. Calm down), but it&amp;#039;s nice to have a loose timeline.\u00A0 And if we&amp;#039;re making that loose timeline, we&amp;#039;d better make sure that every age on there has been chosen correctly for maximum happiness. We&amp;#039;re just being efficient, you know?\u00A0 So while we&amp;#039;re not really that eager to get hitched any time soon (sorry, line of potential husbands queuing outside my door, getting a cat is my top priority for now), it&amp;#039;s still worth knowing the exact age to get married for the highest likelihood of a long, happy marriage. Not that we&amp;#039;re\u00A0even sure if marriage is for us. Whatever.\u00A0  A recent study from the University of Utah revealed that the best time to get married is when you&amp;#039;re between the ages of 28 and 32.\u00A0 Couples who got married in this age range were found to be\u00A0less likely to get divorced in the first five years after the wedding. Hooray.\u00A0 Now, to be clear, getting married\u00A0before\u00A0the age of 28 isn&amp;#039;t a way to get ahead on that trend and be a massive marriage overachiever.\u00A0 Being older OR younger than that age window when you get married will increase your likelihood of getting divorced.\u00A0  On a graph, the likelihood of divorce based on age is essentially an upside down curve. The odds of divorce decline as you get older than 15 - which makes sense, as few marriages that are formed as teenagers end up lasting - then\u00A0the odds move back up as you pass the age of 32. For each year after 32, the chance of divorce goes up by about 5%. Whoa.\u00A0 This may be because if you&amp;#039;re settling down at 32, you may have been single for a while and settled in certain single behaviour, making it harder for a marriage to work.\u00A0 Well, shit.\u00A0 Of course, this is one study of statistical trends. While you&amp;#039;re more likely to have a successful marriage if you tie the knot in your late twenties/early thirties, there are plenty of couples who married earlier or later and stay together.\u00A0 So really, no pressure. Everything&amp;#039;s going to be fine.\u00A0 Follow Ellen on Twitter.\u00A0 Like this? Come and check us out on Snapchat Discover.\u00A0 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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