Modern marriage: myths and facts.

The amount of divorces is inevitably rising nowadays, and that is true for almost all countries in the world. There is an evident decline of interest to such question as marriage in the developed countries and it does not stop becoming unpopular. Scientist have analyzed this tendency and made a conclusion that the next 30 years will be critical for an institute of marriage. Sociologists and psychologists claim that this fact is connected to losing traditional values, which happens due to our rhythm of life and change of priorities. The number of people who still believe that they can live happily with one and the same person is falling down. Anyway, before you make you own decision, you have to differentiate between real facts and myths people have about marriage.

Myth 1. The key to a happy everlasting marriage is luck and romantic feelings.

Fact – The secret of a long marriage lies in mutual understanding and friendly relation s between partners. They are sure to have built their marriage on their own, sincerely wishing to melt in one another. The happiest family couples are friends who live a common life and share interests.

Myth 2. Living together before marriage benefits to future happy life, as couples have more time to know each other better.

Fact – Numerous research show that people who lived together before getting married are more likely to divorce. Unfortunately, dry statistics does not reveal the reasons. Perhaps, the idea of living together is not taken so seriously, as men suppose that till you are not married it is easier to break up and move on. They say such attitude is then transferred on a marriage as well.

Myth 3. Common children make marriage happier and stringer.

Fact – It is statistically approved that a first baby brings first conflicts to a family. Anyway, couples with kids get divorced more often than those, who do not have offsprings.

Myth 4. Married couples lead a poor sexual life, making love more seldom than their bachelor friends.

Fact – According to the latest research, married people spend more time in bed and are more satisfied with their sexual life, whereas bachelors feel uncomfortable about not having a permanent partner.

Myth 5. Divorce was absolutely impossible back those days and you had to tolerate everything, even if your marriage was unhappy. Now, you can always turn to lawyers and get divorced without pain.

Fact – There is no good in getting married if you are thinking about divorce right from the start. Certainly, divorce is a rather common situation in a contemporary society, but it is still something people don't want to talk about. If you are pondering over all possible ways out to get you out of marriage, it's just not the right time or person. If you are, though, sure you want to get married, remember all facts and myths and without a doubt, you will be able to work it out.