How do spouses originally meet?
Friends: In the past, couples met through friends (~40% in 1990). Today, less than 30% meet through friends, but it’s still the most likely way to meet a future partner.

Online: Works for about 22% of us.

College: About 11% of us met our spouses in college.

Family: This used to be the most common method, but today it is less than 10%.

Primary & secondary school: A huge shift from 21% in the 1940s to about 5% today.



Who has highest quality relationships?
That would be couples who met in church or in primary or secondary school, followed by those who met online. Those who met through family are less likely to rate the quality of their relationship as high.

Who is more or less likely to break up?
Couples who met in church or primary or secondary school are less likely to break up. Couples who met online are also less likely to breakup. Couples who meet through friends are more likely to break up.

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relationships | June 19th, 2012