| Show Your Marriage Couples Find Most Happiness Who Marry tarry in s I By r Samuel G. G and Esther B. B Kling I Q How long docs does it take I couples to work out adjustments after they marry This is a continuation of the I discussion in m Fridays Friday's column I There we listed the first six important important im im- im findings by Prof Judson T. T Landis of Michigan State college college col col- lege as a result of answered by couples The couples ranked the most important areas of adjustment as follows Sex spending the family income social activities and recreation rec- rec I laws in-laws religious activities activities activities ties and mutual friends I Here are additional points brought out by the survey I Didn't Agree I 7 Interestingly about one- one fourth of the couples failed to adjust adjust ad ad- just well in all six areas In many I cases it was as found that when couples said they got along well the adjustment was actually satisfactory satisfactory sat sat- I to the husband but not notto notto I Ito to the wife or vice versa 8 Sign Significantly those married under 20 took longer to adjust to the stresses and strains of marriage than those above that I age Men len under 20 had a more difficult time than women of the same age 9 9 Couples thought their marriages marriages mar mar- unhappy when they failed to adjust in three or more areas I Younger Ones Unhappiest 10 The younger the age at marriage the less happy was the couple On the other hand the older the couple at the time of I marriage the happier they reported reported re re- re ported their union Happiest marriages marriages marriages mar mar- for men were those who had wed when 30 or 01 more for women those who had married between 20 and Ind 24 11 Happiest of all marriages were among those who made a year or more had a college col col- col lege loge education good health or were regular church attendants 12 Childless couples tended to extremes in terms of marital happiness some sonic being among the happi happiest st of all couples others I being among Imong the least happy Love First I 13 Asked to explain the success success suc suc- cess of their marriages couples agreed in placing love first mutual mutual mu mu- interests second cooperation cooperation tion lion third religion fourth desire for success fifth children sixth and talking things over seventh sc 14 Forty eight per cent called their marriages very happy happy 16 4 average and less than 1 unhappy or 01 very un un- un- un happy |
