Scientists have revealed the one sign that indicates whether a couple will divorce - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life Scientists have revealed the one sign that indicates whether a couple will divorce By You Magazine - July 3, 2018 Getty Images If you were asked to think about reasons why a marriage would end in divorce, you’d naturally assume it would be due to the couple arguing a lot or spending extended periods of time apart. But scientists have revealed the REAL reason why many couples get divorced, and it’s extremely surprising. In a new study, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, scientists observed 168 couples over a 13 year period and found out that there was a direct link between divorce and the couples who were extremely affectionate towards each other in the first few years of their matrimony. Depressing, huh? “As newlyweds, the couples who divorced after seven or more years were almost giddily affectionate, displaying about one-third more affection than did spouses who were later happily married,” the authors wrote. According to the findings theses couples were often disillusioned about their relationships and their spouses’ qualities during the honeymoon stage of their marriage, so once this was over, these couples couldn’t necessarily deal with the challenges of life as a couple. The study shows that it’s easy to love and be loved in return when everything’s going smoothly, but when the going gets tough, your partner may be more difficult or less readily-available than you previously saw. Are you strong enough as a couple to withstand the rough, less lovey-dovey, patches? The study also states that in order to establish a “stable marital bond,” couples need to display a continuous and measured amount of affection rather than a highly-charged, intense type that is more likely to burn out. Of course, everyone wants passion but for it to last a lifetime, it needs to be realistic and able to weather difficulties. You’ll be relieved to hear that some things are how we expect though, as being unaffectionate, fighting and spending time apart isn’t the recipe for success either – those types of couples were also found to have a higher chance of divorce. Like all things in life, you should aim for balance. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life The You magazine team reveal their New Year s resolutions December 31, 2021 Susannah Taylor The TLC tools your body will love January 23, 2022 How to stop living in fear February 6, 2022 Susannah Taylor My pick of the fittest leggings February 27, 2022 Women’ s Prize for Fiction 2022 winner announced June 17, 2022 These BBC dramas are returning for a second series June 30, 2022 Susannah Taylor gives the lowdown on nature s little helper – CBD April 17, 2022 The baby names that are banned across the world April 27, 2022 The Queen has released her own emojis May 26, 2022 Sally Brompton horoscopes 27th June-3rd July 2022 June 26, 2022 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved