Whether you’re happily coupled up or still rolling solo and waiting for your own Prince (or Princess) Charming to show up, if you want to get married, you’re probably anxious to hurry up and walk down the aisle. Some people say “I do” to their high school sweethearts early in their 20s while others prefer to make things official in their 30s and 40s, but it turns out there’s actually a perfect age to get married.
In a new study performed by the University of Utah, it was discovered that those who marry between the ages of 28-32 are least likely to get divorced, and those that do end up splitting tend to give it a good five years before deciding they’ve had enough. So why do couples over the age of 32 have worse odds when it comes to a long-lasting relationship?
According to sociologist Nick Wolfinger, who led the study, “The kinds of people who wait till their 30s to get married may be the kinds of people who aren’t predisposed toward doing well in their marriages…[and] people who marry later face a pool of potential spouses that has been winnowed down to exclude the individuals most predisposed to succeed at matrimony.”
It makes sense, but it’s also not all that cut and dry since a similar study performed by the University of Maryland’s Phillip Cohen found that the best age range to tie the knot is actually 45-49. That’s more in line with the previously held popular belief that the older you are when you get married, the better.
Is there really a right answer? Eh, who knows. Get married when it feels right and hope for the best—that’s probably the way to go.
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