According to American researchers, the size of the engagement ring and the cost invested in a wedding ceremony say a lot about the couple’s future.
According to a study, the size of your engagement ring would make it possible to determine the longevity of your wedding. This is the surprising conclusion of a survey carried out by two American researchers in economics and published in 2014 in the scientific journal Economic Inquiry. The specialists were interested in expenses related to marriage and the duration of the union by questioning more than 3,000 people, who have already been engaged. Taking into account different parameters, demographic and relational, experts have noticed that spending big sums of money on a ceremony is ultimately not the sign of a successful marriage, quite the contrary. But especially they compared the small and large rings of the brides.
According to them, the people who devote a substantial budget for a ceremony, and in particular for their ring, are more likely to have a marriage that does not last over time, compared to other couples. Spend “$ 1,000 (around 920 euros) or less for a marriage is significantly associated with a decrease in the risk of divorce”both on the side of women and men. On the other hand, “Spending $ 20,000 (18,412 euros) or more in your marriage is associated with an increase in the risk of divorce”, Note researchers in their conclusions. So having a big diamond on finger would be the reason for certain divorces? Not quite!
From the point of view of the study, these separations would rather be partly linked to the weight of the debt, caused by the expenses of the marriage. In summary, the spouses would have spent more than reason to offer themselves expensive rings and alliances and a dream marriage, which would have generated stress and tensions in the couple and therefore, over time, the end of their marriage.
Other reasoning is also advanced to justify these results, such as the fact that couples who have the means to buy expensive rings would be better able to cover the costs of a divorce after, or that the bride and groom having a big budget would be more impulsive in their expenses, and their commitment perhaps …
You will understand, this study is not to be taken at the foot of the letter. Of course, it is not because you have a big ring that you will inevitably divorce in the year, and vice versa, couples have already separated when they wore inexpensive jewelry. The size of the ring is only a detail in the end …
