The following are the results of a survey/poll sent to members of our mailing list.
These couples surveyed were married as of January 19, 2021.
The survey/poll asked the following question:
Has the lockdown and other changes to life from the COVID-19 pandemic affected your marriage relationship?
The following options were provided:
- The lock down has not changed my marriage.
- The lock down has harmed my marriage.
- The lock down has been good for my marriage.
2429 people responded to this survey conducted January 19, 2021 to our email list.
Of the 2429 respondents:
- 17% answered that the pandemic had been good for their marriage
- 72% answered that the pandemic had not changed their marriage
- 11% answered that the pandemic had harmed their marriage
Male/Female Responses
Women were more likely to say their marriage had improved than men.
Men were more likely to say that their marriage had become worse.
21% of women said that their marriage had improved compared to 14% of men.
15% of men said that their marriage was worse compared to 7% of women.
Question: Are You Considering Divorce?
Respondents were also asked if they were considering divorce as of January 19, 2021.
Of the respondents, 19.98% (284) said that they were considering divorce.
*This number is down 29% from our 2019 survey of 1277 married couples where 357 or 28% responded that they were considering divorce.
Demographics of Respondents:
- 48.7% of respondents were from the United States.
- 21.4% of respondents were from the United Kingdom
- 5.8% of respondents were from India
- 5.2% Canada
- 4.6% Philippines
Sex of Respondents:
- 54% female
- 46% male
Age of Respondents:
- 18-24 years 10.6%
- 25-34 years 23.7%
- 35-44 years 37.5%
- 45-54 years 14.9%
- 55-64 years 9.1%
- 65+ years 4.2%
It appears that some married couples experienced trauma induced limerence from the uncertainty and fear of the lockdowns of 2020-2021 and that such a spark fueled them to work out their issues and improve their marriage relationship.
–Coach Lee
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