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Just my impression from observation, but I'd guess maybe 20%. Not that the entire remaining 80% are bad, but the people in them don't seem particularly happy to me. And I'd guess 20-30% seem pretty miserable.
It's pretty split in my world.
Interestingly, all my immediate coworkers are all on their first marriage and all happy.
I don't think there is another facility with those numbers.
I know of a few relationships that I don't think will last, but in my late twenties I'm mostly surrounded by couples that have just been married or are well on their way to. I'm cynical enough to think a lot of these relationships won't work eventually, but my friends are all good guys, and are dating good women, so they have a better chance at success than most on this site.
Who knows. I had a married friend a few years back who seemed to have the perfect relationship. Then suddenly he left and they divorced. After he left she finally confided in me how horrible their relationship had really been. On the outside they made it seem perfect. But behind closed doors it was a different story. You never know what's going on in someone else's relationship.
Who knows. I had a married friend a few years back who seemed to have the perfect relationship. Then suddenly he left and they divorced. After he left she finally confided in me how horrible their relationship had really been. On the outside they made it seem perfect. But behind closed doors it was a different story. You never know what's going on in someone else's relationship.
I think this is the case for a lot more relationships than people realize. I mean, who REALLY goes around telling everyone how bad their marraige/ relationship is?
But, I work closely with about 7 professionals. Of them, 5 are married, and pretty happily. 4 of them are at over the 10 year mark at least.
I have stood up in about 9 weddings. Only 3 of them are still married (one of them I lost complete contact with, so I have no idea if they are still together).
My uncles and aunts marriages are just like my parents marriage - they should have ended it 30 years ago. All my cousins except one are divorced.
My brother and my friends all regret their marriages but have to stay because the children are still very young. There is one exception. I know a couple who seem to be doing great. The most interesting part - they are the only ones who aren't officially married. Go figure.
Aside from my sister who's going through a divorce, I'd say most of the people I know are in good relationships. My parents have been happily married for 50 years, my aunts and uncles have been married almost as long. My brother just had his 20th anniversary, my other sister is dating a guy she's crazy about. My college friends have all been married for years and are going strong. Of course not everything is hearts and flowers, but I don't know many people who've had problems with cheating and general jerkitude toward their partners.
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