Many
factors can sway the success of a marriage, such as the amount of money the
couple has, having children, and how long the couple dated before betting
married. Age is also a great factor, and the closest in age the couple is, the
less chance they have of getting a divorce. A study examined 3,000 recently
married and divorced Americans and calculated what factors led to the success
or failure of marriages. Scientist Randy Olson made various charts illustrating
the findings of that study. One-year difference in age makes the couple have a
3% chance of getting divorces, 5-year differences have an 18% chance, and
10-year differences have a 39% chance of getting divorced. The odds of having a
successful marriage with larger gaps such as 20 or 30 years are “almost never
in your favor.” A difference in age doesn’t determine the success of a marriage
or not. What the study collected are statistics, not destiny. However, problems
may arise from a large age difference, so it is better to get married to
someone in your own age group.
Megan
Garber, a writer for The Atlantic
wrote about the impact age has on marriages. She uses information from a study,
which examined couples in America, married and divorced, and portrays the
findings of this study in a simple way. She includes graphs from the study in
her article, which is good for visual learners, who learn better by seeing
graphs rather than reading long paragraphs. She concludes by adding some words
of wisdom, saying the conclusions of the study are statics and not destiny,
telling people it is okay to marry someone with a different age than them. She
was successful in revealing the findings of the study and in encouraging the
reader that marriages with large age differences can be just as successful as
marriages with small age differences.
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