Study Suggests Married Couples , Who Meet Online , Experience Higher Rate of Divorce.<br />'The Independent' reports that a new study suggests <br />that couples who met online are six times more likely <br />to get a divorce in the first three years of marriage. .<br />Last month, a study published by <br />the UK-based Marriage Foundation surveyed <br />2,000 married adults ages 30 and up. .<br />Last month, a study published by <br />the UK-based Marriage Foundation surveyed <br />2,000 married adults ages 30 and up. .<br />The study found that 28% of couples either <br />met online or through friends and family. .<br />An additional 24% of married <br />couples said they met at work. .<br />The Marriage Foundation said that the study highlighted the importance of shared social networks in the early years of married life. .<br />It suggests that couples who meet <br />[online] might lack sufficient social <br />capital or close support networks <br />around them to deal with all <br />the challenges they face when <br />compared to those who met via <br />friends, family or neighbors, Harry Benson, Study research director, <br />via 'The Independent'.<br />One of the reasons couples who meet online <br />are more likely to divorce is the , “possibility that they are <br />marrying as relative strangers.”.<br />One of the reasons couples who meet online <br />are more likely to divorce is the , “possibility that they are <br />marrying as relative strangers.”.<br />Meeting online also forces couples to build <br />relationships with one another's family and friends , “from scratch, rather than being <br />well-established over the years.”.<br />Meeting online also forces couples to build <br />relationships with one another's family and friends , “from scratch, rather than being <br />well-established over the years.”.<br />The study also found that the rate of divorce between couples who met online and those who met through friends and family even out after about five years of marriage. .<br />The study also found that the rate of divorce between couples who met online and those who met through friends and family even out after about five years of marriage.
