New study says those who marry from ages 28-32 are less likely to divorce

A new study about divorce has contradicted many previous studies conducted about the correlation between the age couples get married and the likelihood of divorce.

The new study, conducted by University of Utah psychologist Nicholas H. Wolfinger, finds people who get married in their late twenties are less likely to get a divorce than those who marry in their mid-thirties.

The study found that people who get married before the age of 32 are 11 percent less likely for their marriage to end.

“However, after that, the odds of divorce increase by 5 percent per year," Wolfinger wrote.

He went on to ask “Does the experience of staying unmarried well past the age of 30 somehow make people unfit for a lasting marriage?"

Wolfinger brought up the example of “relationship history” being a factor in this; “If you've had many boyfriends or girlfriends, your exes might play havoc with your marriage."

Time reports the results of this study basically state getting married between the ages of 28 and 32 will decrease your odds of divorce.

Wolfginer used data from the years 2006-2010 and 2011-2013, pulling it from the National Survey of Family Growth.

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