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When the embers grow cold 当爱已成往事 Feb 14th 2014, 15:24 by F.C., L.P. and K.N.C. How divorce and marriage compare internationally 全球的结婚与离婚情况 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. 七年止痒的说法可不对哦：这个不吉利的数字是13.6年。根据统计经济与合作发展组织（OECD）的大多数富裕国家平均婚龄是13.6年。意大利人坚持地最久（可能是因为正式离婚需要经过漫长的流程而且花费不菲）美国夫妇们在一起八年后往往会开始互相看不顺眼。允许一夫多妻的卡塔尔比较有特色，他们的离婚率在OECD里面是最低的，但真要分速度也很快，5年多就过不下去了。整个欧洲的平均离婚率是千分之2.5，美国则是千分之3.6。 至于结婚率，在许多西方国家都已经大幅下滑了，但最近几年又有重新上升的迹象（在俄罗斯与中国，结婚率则是上涨的） 相爱总是简单，相守才难。 爱情之花需要时时勤浇灌，不是只有2月14号一天哦~ |
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