<p>ONS data for England and Wales shows 26% of heterosexual divorces in 2025 followed 20 years or more of marriage</p><p>Most couples are aware of the dreaded “seven-year itch”, when the honeymoon period wears off and real life starts to bite.</p><p>Now official data has shown that couples in England and Wales are more likely to split after 20 years. According to Office for National Statistics figures, more than a quarter of all divorces between opposite-sex couples happened after 20 years or longer of marriage.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/18/opposite-sex-marriages-end-after-20-years-divorce-england-wales-ons">Continue reading...</a>
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Forget the seven-year itch: opposite-sex marriages more likely to end after two decades
<p>ONS data for England and Wales shows 26% of heterosexual divorces in 2025 followed 20 years or more of marriage</p><p>Most couples are aware of the dreaded “seven-year itch”, when the honeymoon period wears off and real life starts to bite.</p><p>Now official data has shown that couples in England and Wales are more likely to split after 20 years. According to Office for National Statistics figures, more than a quarter of all divorces between opposite-sex couples happened after 20 years or longer of marriage.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/18/opposite-sex-marriages-end-after-20-years-divorce-england-wales-ons">Continue reading...</a>