13 facts about divorce every couple should know before getting married

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Couples may be most likely to divorce in March and August.

• Divorce rates in the US are at an all-time low
• Everyone's relationship is different, and so is every divorce
• Research has shown certain factors make a divorce more likely
• Don't take the findings as a prediction for your own relationship

In 2015, the US divorce rate hit a 40-year low.

According to data from Bowling Green State University, there were 16.9 divorces for every 1,000 women that year.

To determine the factors that make divorce more likely and the effects - positive and negative - of ending your marriage, we dug into years of research on the predictors and consequences of marital dissolution. Below, we've highlighted some of the most intriguing findings.

Keep in mind that all these studies offer general takeaways about modern relationships - no one can predict with 100% accuracy what will happen to yours.