When the embers grow cold

當(dāng)愛(ài)已成往事

Feb 14th 2014, 15:24 by F.C., L.P. and K.N.C.

How divorce and marriage compare internationally

全球的結(jié)婚與離婚情況

IT IS not a seven year itch: the unlucky number is 13.6. That is the average length of a marriage before a divorce in the mostly rich countries of the OECD. Italians stick it out longest (perhaps because formal separation is lengthy and expensive). Americans, stereotypically impatient, only stay together eight years before divvying up the wedding gifts. Qatar, where polygamy is legal, has both a short length of marriage prior to a divorce and low divorce rate. Across Europe the divorce rate is around 2.5 for every 1,000 people; America’s is 3.6. As for marriage, the rate in many Western countries has long declined, but plateaued in recent years. (In Russia and China the rate has increased). Sobering data as one reflects on the hard work of romance—and a reminder to stoke the flames of those relationships that still burn on this Valentine’s Day.

七年止癢的說(shuō)法可不對(duì)哦：這個(gè)不吉利的數(shù)字是13.6年。根據(jù)統(tǒng)計(jì)經(jīng)濟(jì)與合作發(fā)展組織（OECD）的大多數(shù)富裕國(guó)家平均婚齡是13.6年。意大利人堅(jiān)持地最久（可能是因?yàn)檎诫x婚需要經(jīng)過(guò)漫長(zhǎng)的流程而且花費(fèi)不菲）美國(guó)夫婦們?cè)谝黄鸢四旰笸鶗?huì)開(kāi)始互相看不順眼。允許一夫多妻的卡塔爾比較有特色，他們的離婚率在OECD里面是最低的，但真要分速度也很快，5年多就過(guò)不下去了。整個(gè)歐洲的平均離婚率是千分之2.5，美國(guó)則是千分之3.6。

至于結(jié)婚率，在許多西方國(guó)家都已經(jīng)大幅下滑了，但最近幾年又有重新上升的跡象（在俄羅斯與中國(guó)，結(jié)婚率則是上漲的）

相愛(ài)總是簡(jiǎn)單，相守才難。

愛(ài)情之花需要時(shí)時(shí)勤澆灌，不是只有2月14號(hào)一天哦~