26 March 2018

PinkNews: Gay marriages are less likely to break up than straight ones, study reveals

The study, which tracked more than 500 couples in Vermont over the course of 12 years, also revealed that women in same-sex marriages were the most likely to break up.

Lesbian unions are twice as likely as gay marriages and 1.5 times as likely as straight marriages to end, according to the research.

Professor Esther Rothblum, the study’s author and a visiting scholar at the Williams Institute who also teaches women’s studies at San Diego State University, said that one explanation was the results was that women expected more than men. [...]

The idea that women strive for a better quality of relationship is backed up by a study published last year by researchers at the University of Queensland which showed that lesbian couples are happier than straight ones.

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