Couples looking to tie the know might consider living in either Virginia or Maine as researchers now say that couples who live there stayed married longer on average than anywhere else in the nation.
QUICK FACTS:
- A Study study conducted on married couples found that couples in Maine and Virginia stayed married longer than any other state in the union.
- According to Christianity Today reported that Canadian-based Point2 found that couples from Virginia and Maine were together for 22.3 years.
- The study entitled, “From Dating to Happily Ever After: States Where Love Lasts,” added that half the population of those states are married with a “median duration” of more than 20 years.
WHAT THE STUDY SAID:
- “Some believe love lasts three years, others think love is everlasting. Married couples in West Virginia and Maine are definitely of the second opinion: At a median of 22.3 years, these two states have the longest-lasting marriages in the nation,” Point2 said.
- Hawaii turned out to be “the place to be if you’re serious about your happy ever after.” The results of the study show that Hawaii boasts of having the biggest number of married people who moved from another place. Hawaii ranks as second in the “wellbeing index,” since it is regarded as both the “Paradise of the Pacific” and as a “love haven.”
- “Perhaps the secret to staying in love is finding a faraway place to move to–and possibly avoid the in-laws. The study finds a higher percentage of married couples move to Hawaii (57%) than any other place in the 50 states. The Paradise of the Pacific also finished as the number one state in terms of “everlasting love” after researchers measured 18 scores including well-being, the share of married and divorced people, the opportunities for couples to dine out, and the overall appeal of each state,” Study Finds analyzed.
- “If you’re curious about the states you should avoid, here’s a shortlist: Nevada, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and New Mexico have the highest divorce rates,” Point2 disclosed.
BACKGROUND:
- Nationally, the marriage rate is 6.1 per 1,000 total population and the divorce rate is 2.7 per 1,000 population (45 reporting States and D.C.) according to The CDC.
- According to The National Marriage Project, “State of Our Unions 2022” indicates that even the long-time belief that getting married after the age of 25 isn’t turning out to have any true impact on the longevity of a relationship.
