Lots of people have doubts before walking down the aisle, but women should pay especially close attention to them, a study suggests. (click below to read more)
In a study of 232 couples, female doubts before a wedding implied a higher likelihood of divorce than did male doubts, even after controlling for a history of parental divorce and other factors.
The study found that 47% of husbands and 38% of wives reported uncertainty or hesitation before tying the knot. Of the female doubters, 19% were divorced four years later, versus 8% of the women without doubts. For husbands, the rates were 14% versus 9%. So for both wives and husbands, doubt predicted more divorce. But it was a bigger red flag for wives.
"Do Cold Feet Warn of Trouble Ahead? Premarital Uncertainty and Four-Year Marital Outcomes," Justin A. Lavner, Benjamin R. Karney and Thomas N. Bradbury, Journal of Family Psychology (Sept. 3 online)
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