One in Five British Couples on the Verge of a Breakup
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According to InsideDivorce.com research, one in five marriages (19%) – are not stable and could be heading for the divorce courts.
Key findings from the report include:
- Infidelity, falling out of love and abuse are the primary reasons for divorce in Great Britain.
- One in three men are bored with their wife and marriage.
- The average length of marriage is seven years and three months.
27% of divorced or separated people surveyed said that finding out that their partner was having an affair was the defining moment that indicated the end of their relationship. In terms of how they discovered their partner’s infidelity: 54% discovered the affair themselves, while 1 in 5 confessed, and 4% were told by the “other man/woman”.
22% of divorcees said that falling out of love was what lead to the breakdown of their marriage. 15.9% of women and 6% of men said a serious incident of abuse is what pushed them over the edge. Forty per cent of women claimed that mental and physical abuse was a problem during their marriage.
