Austrians like to get married. Nearly 45,000 women and men got married in this country last year. According to a survey by the digital market and opinion research institute Marketagent, 76 percent still consider marriage to be contemporary. But in the same period, more than 14,000 marriages ended in divorce; the most common reason was a partner’s infidelity.
One in four of the thousand respondents has already thought about divorce at least once, according to a broadcast on Tuesday.
Infidelity is the main reason for divorce
Infidelity is clearly the most common reason for divorce (44 percent), after which 36.4 percent stated that they had grown apart. Emotional injuries (30.1 percent), the realization that they are no longer compatible (18.8 percent) and addictive behavior (16.7 percent) were also mentioned as factors.
Once the line is drawn, 85 percent can agree on an amicable divorce, although the driving force behind the divorce usually came from one party.
Marriage contracts remain a taboo subject
According to the divorce report, only a third could imagine seeking legal advice before getting married. Only 3.4 percent of respondents have signed a marriage contract. However, a quarter of the participants have already experienced a divorce.
Yet people in this country are not too hasty in taking the step toward eternal life together: the majority of people have prepared and planned the decision (62 percent). On average, lovers have been together for 5.5 years before they say yes. People see the act as a “mutual promise” (58 percent), “sign of love” (50 percent) or as an “intimate connection between two people” (48 percent). Marriage is seen by a third party as ‘legal security’.
Women doubt more than men
Doubts about the eternal covenant are more pronounced among women. Nearly a third of women have already given concrete thought to divorce. And almost six in ten people know at least one couple who are only married on paper, according to the survey among 1,000 respondents, which was conducted in collaboration with lawyer Susanna Perl-Lippitsch. “It is particularly exciting that on average (median) the divorce actually occurred in the much-vaunted, bloody seventh year,” the report said.
In almost a third of divorces there was friction over the division of assets (30 percent). In a quarter there was a dispute about custody and contact rights for the children (26 percent). According to the research, four in ten divorced women later regret not having been better legally informed before the wedding.
Source: Krone
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