Marriages Have an "Expiration Time" According to Study

Many people dream of getting married and spend all eternity with the person you love.

However, experts have long hypothesized that humans were not designed for monogamy, despite this being a practice maintained by millions of people around the world and throughout history. history.

However, when looking at the rate of divorce, which hovers around the 50% mark, we realize that not everyone gets to live happily ever after in marriage.

But when exactly do relationships start to deteriorate? One study indicates the time it takes for a passion to cool in a person's heart.

When does love start to wane in a relationship?

This transition usually happens when feelings of love and affection give way to disappointment and disillusionment.

Allied to this, it can be seen that the majority of divorced couples today stayed together for more than ten years before calling it quits.

A 2011 study by Grant Thornton’s Forensic and Investigation Services, based on a survey of 90 family law firms, indicated that weddings are more likely to finish around age 12. This finding contradicts the old myth that marriages fail after seven years.

The leading causes of divorce in marriages are "falling out of love" and "growing apart," according to the survey.

Couples divorcing for these reasons have increased fourfold in the last two years as family finances have become increasingly stressful.

However, more than 25% of divorces are still the result of adultery, which would be yet another indication of such “disillusionment” within the relationship.

Why does it take 12 years for a couple not to be in love anymore?

As Sally Longworth of Grant Thornton points out, it's hard to explain scientifically why some marriages work and others don't.

There are many possibilities, from new responsibilities, financial pressures and children involved, to any other reason.

Or is it just the typical length of what people call love? Unfortunately, there is no definitive answer.