1. If you wait until you're 23 to commit, you're less likely to get divorced.
A 2014 University of Pennsylvania study found that Americans who cohabitate or get married at age 18 have a 60% divorce rate, whereas people who waited until the more mature age of 23 have a divorce rate of
2. The "in love" phase lasts
The honeymoon phase with its "high levels of passionate love" and "intense feelings of attraction and ecstasy, as well as an idealization of one's partner", doesn't last forever, according to Monmouth University psychologist Gary W. Lewandowski Jr.
3. Eventually you realize that you're not one person.
Once you start living together, you realize that you have different priorities and tolerances-like, for instance, what does or doesn't constitute a mess.
4. If you get excited for your partner's good news, you'll have a better relationship.
In multiple studies, couples that actively celebrated good news (rather than actively or passively dismissed it) have had a higher rate of relationship well-being.
5. The happiest marriages are between best friends.
A 2014 National Bureau of Economic research study concluded that friendship could help explain the causal relationship between marriage and life satisfaction.
6. The closer a couple is in age, the less likely they are to get divorced.
An Emory University study found that couples with a five-year age difference were 18% more likely to divorce, and ones with a 10-year difference were 39% more likely.
7. Resentment builds quickly in couples that don't tackle chores together.
Over 60% of Americans say that taking care of chores plays a crucial role in having a successful marriage. You'll save a lot of collective time if each person specializes in the chores they're best at.
相关单词：honeymoon
honeymoon解释：n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月
honeymoon例句：
While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。
相关单词：passionate
passionate解释：adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的
passionate例句：
He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
He is very passionate
相关单词：ecstasy
ecstasy解释：n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷
ecstasy例句：
He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。
相关单词：actively
actively解释：adv.积极地，勤奋地
actively例句：
During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
相关单词：celebrated
celebrated解释：adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
celebrated例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
相关单词：well-being
well-being解释：n.安康，安乐，幸福
well-being例句：
He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。
相关单词：resentment
resentment解释：n.怨愤，忿恨
resentment例句：
All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
