One of the most common reasons people contact us is to talk to someone about relationships, love and their marriage. The Office of National Statistics estimates that some 42% of marriages end in divorce, but just how happy are those of us who are still married in the UK?
We polled 2,000 people in August 2019 to find out and in this report, we delve into the statistics.
Marriage Satisfaction Statistics in Summary
Here are the key findings:
Married couples in the UK are generally happy in their marriages, with 83.2% stating this
Men are slightly likelier than women to be happy in their marriage
1 in 4 married people nationally has had or would consider having an affair
20% of married people in the North East have had at least one affair
How Happy Are We?
83.2% of married people are happily married
Just 2.4% of married couples claim to be unhappy, while the remainder say they are neither happy nor unhappy
Women are the likeliest to be unhappy or neither happy nor unhappy
On the whole, we’re happy in our marriages, according to our statistics. 83.2% of married people say they’re “happily married” while 14.4% state they are “neither happy nor unhappy” in the marriage. Just 2.4% claim to be unhappy in their marriages.
This varies by age, region within the UK and also gender.
Regional Variations in Marriage Satisfaction
Marriage happiness varies by region too:
The happiest marriages, it seems, are in the South West where 86.8% of those quizzed said they were happy in their marriages
Wales comes in a close second in our figures with an 85.3% marriage happiness score
At the other end of the scale, just 77.6% of those quizzed in the South East said they were happy in their marriages
This is visualised in the map below.
I am happily married
I am neither happy
nor unhappy
in my marriage
I am unhappy
in my marriage
All respondents
83.2%
14.4%
2.4%
South East
77.6%
18.9%
3.5%
South West
86.8%
11.3%
1.9%
West Midlands
83.3%
15.1%
1.6%
North West
84.1%
15.5%
0.4%
North East
80.9%
14.6%
4.5%
Yorkshire
82.4%
14.7%
2.9%
East Midlands
83.7%
14.4%
2.0%
East England
86.5%
11.2%
2.2%
Scotland
82.1%
15.5%
2.4%
Northern Ireland
80.0%
15.6%
4.4%
Wales
85.3%
9.5%
5.3%
London
84.9%
13.1%
1.9%
Almost a fifth of married people in the South East are neither happy nor unhappy while Wales is where you’re likeliest to find yourself in an unhappy marriage (1 in 20) based on our statistics.
Attraction in Marriage
Many of us take for granted an attraction to our spouses. But are we really all attracted when we’re exchanging vows? And does it last or does it dwindle?
75% of married men and 70% of married women say they’ve always been attracted to their spouse and remain so
For 1 in 5 married men, attraction to their spouse has dwindled over time (for some, to nothing at all)
1 in 4 married women report dwindling attraction and for 1 in 20, that attraction has disappeared altogether.
Infidelity – Affairs
We asked our 2,000 married people about past affairs or whether they’d ever consider an affair.
75% of married people say they’ve never had and would never consider an affair
This Varies Hugely Depending on Gender
31% of husbands have had or would consider an affair
Just 19% of wives had had or would have an affair
1 in 5 married men admits to having had more than one affair
12% of married men admit to having had an affair
Which of the following statements applies to you?
All respondents
Married men
Married women
I have never had an affair and I would never consider it
75.1%
69.0%
81.0%
I have never had an affair but I would consider it
10.8%
13.4%
8.1%
I have had an affair
10.8%
12.0%
9.5%
I have had more than one affair
3.5%
5.5.%
1.4%
The UK Regions Where Spouses Are Likeliest to Have an Affair
Spouses in the North East are the least likely to say they’ve never had and would never consider an affair, while Spouses in Northern Ireland appear the likeliest to be faithful.
I have never had an affair and would never consider it
I have never had an affair but I would consider it
I have had an affair
I have had more than one affair
All respondents
75.1%
10.8%
10.8%
5.3%
South East
72.6%
12.40%
10.40%
4.60%
South West
78.00%
10.10%
10.70%
1.30%
West Midlands
80.70%
7.30%
9.40%
2.60%
North West
74.20%
12.40%
11.60%
1.70%
North East
66.30%
13.50%
11.20%
9.00%
Yorkshire
76.50%
10.60%
12.40%
0.60
East Midlands
77.10%
9.20%
10.50%
3.30%
East England
78.10%
9.00%
8.40%
4.50%
Scotland
72.60%
12.50%
13.10%
1.80%
Northern Ireland
84.40%
8.90%
4.40%
2.20%
Wales
74.70%
10.50%
8.40%
6.30%
London
71.00%
11.20%
12.40%
5.40%
How Often Married People Have Sex
We asked our 2,000 respondents how frequently, on average, they have sex with their spouse in a typical month.
The average is 6 and again this varies regionally.
Average
Number of
Times Married
People Have
Sex Per Month
All Respondents
6
South East
4.88
South West
4.92
West Midlands
5.97
North West
6.85
North East
7.22
Yorkshire
5.41
East Midlands
5.41
East England
5.12
Scotland
5.92
Northern Ireland
4.73
Wales
5.91
London
8.23
Married couples are having the most sex in London, closely followed by the North East and North West.
At the other end of the scale, married couple in Northern Ireland have sex an average of just 4.73 times per month.
How Frequently We Argue
We all argue, right? But just how often?
Three quarters of married adults in the UK argue with their spouse at least once a month.
Believe it or not, older couples tend to bicker with their partners less, with over a third (36%) of people aged 65 and above saying they never argue with their other half.
Men and women’s perceptions of how much they argue with their partners appear to be rather in line with one another. A quarter of both men and women say they never argue with their spouse, whilst 55% of men and 54% of women say they argue between 1 and 5 times a month.
Why do we stay married?
Despite the little arguments, the overwhelming majority (83.50%) of us stay with our spouses because we love them.
But 1 in 10 say they’re only together for the children.
1 in 20 married women say they remain married because they’re financially dependent upon their spouse. Fewer than 1 in 100 men say they feel this way, meaning women are five times more likely than men to find themselves in a marriage because of financial dependency.
The Stage of Marriage in 2019
Our statistics show some shocking findings around infidelity. But on the whole, Britain’s married people are happy, in love and faithful.
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From paying your bills to getting a pizza delivered, you can do just about everything over the internet nowadays.
Getting a psychic reading is no different.
While you might think that psychic readings are only able to be done face-to-face, this simply isn’t the case.
It is true that online psychic readings work a little differently compared to traditional face-to-face ones, though.
Here’s what you need to know about the differences between the two.
The Quick Clarity of an Online Reading
When it comes to online psychic readings, there’s no question that you can obtain one much more quickly than you can from a face-to-face reading.
Providing clarity about a situation as quickly as possible is one of the biggest strengths of online readings, something that their predecessors, over-the-phone readings, shared.
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Think about it: instead of arranging a consultation at an office or a home and then attending the appointment, you can simply pick up your phone or sit down at your laptop to gain near-instant access to a psychic that’s ready and waiting to give you an accurate reading right then and now.
This type of access offers the ultimate in speed and convenience.
Questions of Accuracy Between Online and Face-to-Face Readings
Let’s be honest: there are a lot of scammers out there that are great at pretending they have the ability to provide psychic readings but are instead just telling you what they think you want to hear.
Because of this, you might feel more comfortable getting a face-to-face reading over an online one, but ironically it’s face-to-face readings that many fakers and scammers rely on to fool you.
Fake psychics can often pick up on body language and other visual cues to trick you into thinking they’re legitimate.
This is yet another category where online psychic readings stand out as possibly a better choice.
Without the possibility of skewing the reading by picking up on any unconscious clues you may be leaving for them, there’s no room for illegitimate psychics in an online environment.
Whether it’s live chat, email, SMS, or even over the phone, these remote psychic readings are often much more accurate because the reader is forging a true psychic connection with you.
Such real connections are never bound by distance.
Cost Concerns for Online Versus Face-to-Face Readings
Unless you’re close friends with a psychic, they’re not going to provide you readings for free. They’ve chosen to use their unique gift to earn a living, so it’s fair that you pay them for their services. In this case, it’s only natural to take cost concerns into account when comparing face-to-face readings to online readings; while it’s not a guarantee, the price of an in-person psychic reading is likely to cost more than an online one.
Yet just because a face-to-face reading costs more doesn’t mean it’s automatically better.
Online psychics don’t have nearly the same costs as one that has to pay rent on a business location to host clients.
Face-to-face psychics often require you to pay for a whole hour or half-hour session, while online readings (like phone readings) are usually on a sliding scale according to how long you stay connected with a particular psychic.
The Final Word
In the end, it might not be possible to completely rule out going to a face-to-face psychic reading if that’s what you prefer.
Sometimes, you just might want to forge that in-person connection with another human being, even if it’s not entirely clear that it will reduce the overall quality of your reading.
However, when it comes to overall accuracy, cost, and speed, an online psychic reading is likely to deliver the goods better than a face-to-face one nine times out of ten.
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We’re back with our free mini readings! Until Sunday 2nd June (23:59 GMT) you can ask our readers a single question completely for free. You’ll get a short answer in return.
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Today is March 20, which means today we enter the glorious cycle of rebirth that presents itself to us each year. The days will get longer and the sun will become brighter as the earth renews itself once again in the timeless progression of the universe.
Celebrated for Eons of Time
For thousands of years, it’s been marked on ancient and modern calendars alike, as a significant turning point in the annual progression of the earth along its cosmic journey through the galaxy. This journey itself is symbolic of the opposing forces of lightness and darkness as the Earth cycles around the Sun. At the exact moment in time during this cycle, when the Earth crosses the equator, there is balance as our day and our night become equal in length.
It’s a high point on a number of cultural, religious, and spiritual calendars and as such, is celebrated in many ways around the globe. Spring is new beginnings whereas the Autumn Equinox, which falls in September, symbolizes an equally important part of nature’s cycle: the end of things as they recede into winter to await their renewal the following spring. There’s spiritual significance that has transcended all changes in time, through all periods of history, unchanged.
Consistently and pervasively through all cultures and times, the Spring Equinox and the days surrounding have been characterized as the time to celebrate not just the first day of Spring but also to celebrate moving forward and shedding the darkness of winter. Whether you’re following a nature-bound pathway in life where spring plantings are celebrated or the spiritual metaphors of the spring equinox resonate more with you, March 20 and the week(s) thereafter are a time to rejoice and look to the future.
A Time of Balance
So it’s a good time to celebrate spring but It’s also one of the most important times of the year for re-balancing your energies. The term equinox literally means “balance” and “night” – a moment in time when the hours of the day equal the hours of the night. The day is in perfect harmony with perfectly balanced energies that we can all align own energies with. This is a naturally-occurring event, so many of us feel the pull toward this alignment so intensely this time of year. It can best be described as a sense of needing to re-balance, reconnect, and renew.
When you are balanced, your soul is in alignment with Mother Nature, with your mind, and with your body. It’s about deepening your spiritual consciousness, which can become strengthened around the time of the Spring Equinox
Tapping Into the Sacred Energies of the Goddesses
The goddess Eostre is in full strength, at her most powerful right now so it’s also a good time to call upon her. As the goddess of new beginnings, dawn, and fertility, this is her most sacred time. In addition, we have Gaia, the earth goddess, the embodiment of the sacred feminine – mother nature, literally.
We honour the springtime goddesses in the ways that have meaning for us individually and spiritually. If you listen close enough, they will make you aware of how you should honour them. Through awareness and openness, you can open your heart and hear their messages, which are at their most powerful during the spring equinox and the weeks following.
The spring equinox plays an important role in all of our lives, whether we’re aware of it or not. The planets and their journey around the solar system have a direct effect on your mind, body, and spirit, which is why this is one of the best times all year for a psychic astrology reading. And even if you’ve missed the actual day, the energies remain in their utmost balanced positions throughout the weeks afterwards. Call anytime this week and speak to any of our psychics who specialize in Astrology. It’s the perfect time of year!
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