Divorce risk 'raised due to happiness gap'

Posted by Mark Cunningham

The existence of a so-called 'happiness gap' between partners in a relationship can increase the risk they will file for divorce, it has been claimed.

According to a team from Deakin University in Australia, the greater this differential, the more likely it is that spouses will separate, the Daily Mail reports.

Called You Can't Be Happier Than Your Wife, the study was based on the analysis of couples in their home country, the UK and Germany.

The researchers noted that the phenomenon only occurred when the man is feeling more positive about his life than his other half.

They commented: "It is possible that couples that are not able to transfer and equalise their happiness levels are more at risk of divorce."

Earlier this month, researchers from the London School of Economics revealed that rates of separation are lower among couples in which the man is involved in domestic chores such as cooking and cleaning.
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24/05/2010 15:43

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