Why do lesbian couples tend to have higher divorce rates than their gay and straight peers? That’s the question that a new Finnish study sets out to answer, and the results might not be what you expect.
The study, titled “Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples’ Divorce Risks: The Role of Cohabitation and Childbearing,” was published in the Journal of Marriage and Family on September 9. As its introduction notes, “prior studies have shown that female and male couples have a higher divorce risk than different-sex couples, with the highest divorce risk among female couples across countries such as Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the United States, and Canada.”
As you read through this fascinating article, keep in mind: It was how long they lived together before marriage that really mattered. Data showed that among all same-sex couples, divorce risks were lower the longer they lived together before marriage. Same-sex couples who lived together for at least seven years before marriage had the lowest divorce risk per year (1.9% for lesbian couples and 0.9% for gay couples), while couples who moved in together the same year as their legal union faced significantly higher divorce risks (8.2% for lesbian couples and 4.6% for gay couples).
Selected excerpt(s) and linked article courtesy of Abby Monteil, them(dot)us
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