88%of the people said they were happy or reasonably content in their marriages. 12% ranked their marriages as miserable or wished they could get out.
Well this I don't understand seeing the divorce rate is now at 51%
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When asked why they stayed married, 71% said "deep love", 73% said "companionship", 30% said either because of financial reasons or because it was too much trouble to get out.
Ok this statistic sounds like it could be right
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Half of the couples described their marriages as "loving and joyful" and 1/3 described their marriage as "peaceful coexistence". About 7% described their marriage as unhappy or hostile.
Again, I don't get this
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More men said they were happy w/ their marriage. About 70% of the men said they never think about leaving their wives, but about 1/2 of the women said they think about leaving their husbands at least occasionally-sometimes daily!
Well shoot we all through our hands up in the air at times and consider leaving, but we wouldn't really do it. Now I'll grant you. Everday is a bit much!
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Men did admit to straying more than women. About 1/4 of the men said they had had sex outside of the marriage (or refused to answer the question). 11% of the women said they had cheated (4% avoided the question). 69% said they had remained faithful because they were committed to their spouse.
Of those who admitted to cheating, 61% of the men said they had had sex w/ 2 or more people outside of the marriage. 14% said they had had 5 or more partners. 55% of the women who had cheated had had sex w/ only one person outside of their marriage.
Most Americans have said that they would stay in a marriage, even if their spouse had cheated. The article states that among both the men and women, more than 1/2 said that if they suspected their spouse was unfaithful, they would confront him/her and try to save the marriage. Only 9% said they would "leave immediately".
These statistics I really question since I do think that most times people just aren't honest about their affairs.
