Born, bred and based in Liverpool it’s something we already knew but it’s now official … Liverpool has been crowned the happiest marriage capital of the UK!
To celebrate Beaverbrooks 100 year birthday, they asked the Nation to get involved in a survey of British couples which confirmed 48% of us Scousers class ourselves as having an extremely happy marriage compared to a national average of 38%.
It was also revealed Liverpudlian couples spent the most quality time together at 27 hours per week and 48% tell their other half they love them every single day … and anyone who has been to a family do with Liverpudlians can probably vouch for this as you all know it takes a good half hour to leave a party with all the hugs and kisses that go hand in hand with Scouse families π
Top 10 cities with the happiest marriages:
- Liverpool β 48%
- Nottingham β 47%
- Plymouth β 44%
- Cardiff β 43%
- London β 43%
- Sheffield β 42%
- Stoke on Trent β 42%
- Leeds β 41%
- Newcastle β 41%
- Oxford β 41%
The survey also asked couples to reveal the secrets of a happy marriage … and we think they make sound sense to us!
Top 20 secrets of a happy marriage:
- Know when to apologise β 46%
- Be reliable β 46%
- Never take each other forgranted β 44%
- Say βI love youβ regularly β 43%
- Always find time for each other β 43%
- Learn to agree to disagree β 42%
- Always kiss goodbye β 42%
- Kiss regularly β 41%
- Share the household burden β 41%
- Always share a bed β 40%
- Share a sense of humour β 39%
- Know that your friendship is the most important thing β 38%
- Really listen to each other β 38%
- Forget the bad, remember the good β 35%
- Never have secrets β 34%
- Share special experiences β 33%
- Hold hands in public β 32%
- Always tell the truth, even if it will hurt β 30%
- Have in-jokes β 30%
- Never go to sleep on an argument β 26%
So there you have it, always apologise and never, ever go to sleep on an argument and you will have a long and happy marriage.
Keyhole Studios
Give your marriage a head start and come along to The Liverpool & North West Wedding Show 21/22 September where you meet lots of exhibitors from Liverpool and all over the North West and beyond to help you plan your happy day.
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