Happiness in marriage is a subjective concept.
Data from a national survey have revealed the numbers behind marriage satisfaction, the reasons some couples struggle, and whether the notion of lifelong happiness in marriage remains valid today.
- Married adults ages 25 to 50 are 17 percentage points more likely to be thriving than those who never married, per Gallup data.
- Across U.S. metros with at least 500,000 residents, areas with higher marriage rates tend to have higher well-being, though the relationship is not perfectly uniform.
- The top-10 metros by marriage rate average 56.4% thriving, compared to 52.6% for the bottom 10.
